chryséléphantin

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos, “gold”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁi.ze.le.fɑ̃.tɛ̃/

Adjective

chryséléphantin (feminine chryséléphantine, masculine plural chryséléphantins, feminine plural chryséléphantines)

chryselephantine (made of gold and ivory)
une statue chryséléphantine ― a chryselephantine statue

See also

Further reading

“chryséléphantin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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