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jum·bo

noun \ˈjəm-(ˌ)bō\
plural jumbos

Definition of JUMBO

: a very large specimen of its kind
— jumbo adjective
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Examples of JUMBO

  1. <the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds>

Origin of JUMBO

Jumbo, a huge elephant exhibited by P. T. Barnum
First Known Use: 1883

Related to JUMBO

Synonyms
behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, dinosaur, dreadnought, elephant, Goliath, giant, leviathan, mammoth, mastodon, monster, titan, whale, whopper
Antonyms
diminutive, dwarf, half-pint, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, shrimp

Rhymes with JUMBO

gumbo

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