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Word: Elope
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century (in the general sense ‘abscond, run away’): from Anglo-Norman French aloper, perhaps related to leap
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈləʊp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
run away secretly in order to get married
Short Definition:run away secretly in order to get married
Examples:- later he eloped with one of the housemaids
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