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noun, plural ga·zelles ( especially collectively ) ga·zelle.
any small antelope of the genus Gazella and allied genera, of Africa and Asia, noted for graceful movements and lustrous eyes.
Origin:
1575–85; < French; Old French gazel < Arabic ghazāla
1575–85; < French; Old French gazel < Arabic ghazāla
Related forms
ga·zelle·like, adjective
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gazelle (ɡəˈzɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -zelles, -zelle | |
| any small graceful usually fawn-coloured antelope of the genera Gazella and Procapra, of Africa and Asia, such as G. thomsoni (Thomson's gazelle) | |
| [C17: from Old French, from Arabic ghazāl] | |
| ga'zelle-like | |
| —adj | |
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Gazelle
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Word Origin & History
gazelle
1600, from Fr. gazelle, from N.African pronunciation of Arabic ghazal.
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Example sentences
Your husband is tracking a wounded gazelle and could be gone for days.
The cheetah is perfectly honed to hunt gazelles-but the gazelle is equally well equipped to escape cheetahs.
The gazelle travels farther than the lion does in the first two seconds of the chase.
The obsession with national champions can be dangerous: mating two dinosaurs seldom produces a gazelle.
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