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–noun

pl. of elf.

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–noun, plural elves

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1.	(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, esp. from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.

2.	a diminutive person, esp. a child.

3.	a mischievous person, esp. a child.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, back formation from elven, OE elfen nymph (i.e., female elf), var. of ælfen; see elfin

]

—Related forms

elflike, adjective

—Synonyms 1. See fairy.

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n. pl. elves (ělvz)

A small, often mischievous creature considered to have magical powers.
1. A lively, mischievous child.
2. A usually sprightly or mischievous or sometimes spiteful person.

[Middle English, from Old English ælf; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]

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n. An extremely dim, short-lived, expanding disk of reddish light found above thunderstorms and believed to be created by electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.

[e(mission of) l(ight and) v(ery low-frequency perturbations from) e(lectromagnetic pulse sources).]

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n. Plural of elf.

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an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere

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An extremely dim, short-lived, expanding disk of reddish light above thunderstorms, believed to be caused by electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning in the lower ionosphere. Elves last less than a second and can be as wide as 500 km (310 mi) in diameter.

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Often small, mischievous creatures thought to have magical powers. Although some elves are friendly to humans, others are spiteful and destructive. Elves have long been a staple of folklore, from Germanic mythology to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, in which the elves speak a special language called Elvish.

[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore

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