Elmo

pronunciation

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Word Origin

Elmo
of St. Elmo's Fire (for which see saint (n.)); probably from Greek elene "torch," via an apocryphal saint (Bishop of Formiae in Italy, who died c.304 and was invoked in the Mediterranean by sailors during storms).

Example

1. For the first time , hasbro has licensed a line of sesame street toys , and its new let 's rock elmo is an impressive effort .
2. Experts estimate that tens of thousands of kid apps are offered on apple and google android devices , with titles such as babyplayface and elmo 's birthday .
3. Take elmo , for example . His little baby , david , is floating in an inner tube in a basin of water . Zoe comes along with her pet rock , rocko , and she tells elmo she wants rocko to float too .
4. Tickle me elmo is the eniac of fractional ai .
5. Or the time our ship was struck by saint elmo 's fire ?

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