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Definition: Antelope |
AntelopeNoun1. Graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "antelope" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | Seeing antelopes in a dream, foretells your ambitions will be high, but may be realized by putting forth great energy. For a young woman to see an antelope miss its footing and fall from a height, denotes the love she aspires to will prove her undoing. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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The antelope are a group of African animals of the family Bovidae, distinguished by a pair of hollow horns on their heads. There are many different species of antelope, ranging in size from tiny to very big. Antelope have powerful hindquarters and when startled they run with a peculiar bounding stride that makes them look as though they are bouncing over the terrain like a giant rabbit. Some species of antelope can reach speeds of 60 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour), making them among the fastest of land animals.Black buck antelope have been imported into the United States, primarily for the purpose of "exotic game hunts," common in Texas.
There are no true antelope native to the Americas. The pronghorn antelope of the Great Plains belongs to family Antilocapridae. The pronghorn is the fastest animal in North America running at speeds up to 54 miles per hour (90 kilometers per hour). Unlike the hollow horns of true antelope, the horns of a pronghorn are made up of a hairlike substance that grows around a bony core; the outer sheath is shed annually.
The endangered African Oryx (Oryx beisa) is also an antelope. The Mongolian Gazelle (Procapra gutturosa), sometimes classified as an antelope, can run with a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
Cultural aspects
The antelope's horn is prized for medicinal and magical powers in many places. In the Congo, it is thought to confine spirits. Christian iconography sometimes uses the antelope's two horns as a symbol of the two spiritual weapons that Christians possess: the Old Testament and New Testaments. Their ability to run swiftly has also led to their association with the wind, such as in the Rig Veda, as the steeds of the Maruts and the wind god Vaya.
Larger Pronghorn antelopeSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Antelope."
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Antelope is a town located in Sheridan County, Montana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 43.Geography
Antelope is located at 48°41'24" North, 104°27'26" West (48.690113, -104.457128)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²). 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 43 people, 21 households, and 11 families residing in the town. The population density is 207.5/km² (532.7/mi²). There are 24 housing units at an average density of 115.8/km² (297.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 21 households out of which 23.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% are married couples living together, 4.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% are non-families. 47.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.05 and the average family size is 3.00. In the town the population is spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 16.3% from 18 to 24, 14.0% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 168.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 169.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $16,500, and the median income for a family is $16,500. Males have a median income of $21,250 versus $15,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $5,455. 22.4% of the population and 28.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 26.9% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Antelope, Montana."
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Antelope is a city located in Wasco County, Oregon. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 59.Geography
Antelope is located at 44°54'39" North, 120°43'22" West (44.910852, -120.722784)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 59 people, 27 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density is 44.7/km² (116.8/mi²). There are 41 housing units at an average density of 31.0/km² (81.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.22% White, 0.00% African American, 6.78% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 3.39% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 27 households out of which 14.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% are married couples living together, 3.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% are non-families. 29.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 2.72. In the city the population is spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 50 years. For every 100 females there are 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $40,208, and the median income for a family is $37,500. Males have a median income of $30,000 versus $30,417 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,444. 22.2% of the population and 16.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 64.3% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Antelope, Oregon."
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Antelope is a town located in Todd County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 867.Geography
Antelope is located at 43°18'13" North, 100°37'57" West (43.303519, -100.632510)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.44% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 867 people, 225 households, and 177 families residing in the town. The population density is 146.8/km² (379.7/mi²). There are 233 housing units at an average density of 39.5/km² (102.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 2.19% White, 0.00% African American, 96.89% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 225 households out of which 52.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.3% are married couples living together, 42.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% are non-families. 16.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.80 and the average family size is 4.24. In the town the population is spread out with 47.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 11.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 19 years. For every 100 females there are 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $8,125, and the median income for a family is $11,923. Males have a median income of $15,167 versus $17,273 for females. The per capita income for the town is $4,105. 65.9% of the population and 62.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 72.1% are under the age of 18 and 63.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Antelope, South Dakota."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Velocity | Eagle, antelope, courser, race horse, gazelle, greyhound, hare, doe, squirrel, camel bird, chickaree, chipmunk, hackee, ostrich, scorcher. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Antelope |
| English words defined with "antelope": Bezoar antelope ♦ Roan antelope ♦ sable antelope. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "antelope": Dishan, Dorcas ♦ Misnomers ♦ Public-house Signs. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "antelope": Oryx. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Antelope" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Manx (antelope ). |
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Screenplays | From the crawling ant to the leaping antelope. (The Lion King; writing credit: Irene Mecchi; Jonathan Roberts) When we die our bodys become the grass and the antelope eat the grass (The Lion King; writing credit: Irene Mecchi; Jonathan Roberts) Maybe an antelope. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Look, the tigers are just playing tag with the antelope (Ice Age; writing credit: Michael Berg) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Old Antelope Lake (1966) The Antelope Chess Game (1995) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Antelope utilize rangeland in addition to cattle. Credit: Gary Kramer. |  | Antelope on rangeland in central Wyoming. Credit: USDA. |
 | Pronghorn antelope and other wildlife are abundant on the Fort Keogh rangeland. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Jack Dykinga.. |  | Far shot of Antelope kids. Lakeview District. Credit: Terry Spivey. |
 | Antelope Bucks, Lakeview District. Credit: Terry Spivey. |  | A lone Prong horn (sometimes called Pronghorn Antelope) standing in field. Credit: Unknown. |
 | Pronghorns (sometimes called Prong horn Antelope) standing in field. Credit: Unknown. |  | A herd of Prong Horn Antelope grazing. Credit: Unknown. |
 | Two Prong Horned Antelope grazing. Credit: Unknown. |  | A buck Antelope in the Casper Field Office Area. Credit: Unknown. |
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| "Antelope Canyon 4" by Francois Egli Commentary: "Antelope Canyon." |
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Economic History | Burkina Faso | Game preserves also are home to lions, hippos, monkeys, warthogs, and antelope. (references) |
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| "Antelope" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 82.67% of the time. "Antelope" is used about 75 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 82.67% | 62 | 42,755 |
| Noun (proper) | 13.33% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 4% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 75 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Antelope, KS 2. Antelope, MT 3. Antelope, OR (city, FIPS 2250) 4. Antelope, SD (CDP, FIPS 1740) |
Expressions using "antelope": american antelope ♦ antelope chipmunk ♦ antelope County ♦ antelope leather ♦ antelope squirrel ♦ Bezoar antelope ♦ Bisa antelope ♦ Bubaline antelope ♦ equine antelope ♦ goat antelope ♦ harnessed antelope ♦ mountain antelope ♦ pied antelope ♦ pronghorn antelope ♦ pronghorned antelope ♦ pygmy antelope ♦ roan antelope ♦ sable antelope ♦ water antelope ♦ whitetail antelope squirrel. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "antelope": antelope-horn. | |
Ending with "antelope": goat-antelope. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "antelope"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | antiloop. (various references) | |
Albanian | antilopë (gnu, nilgai). (various references) | |
Arabic | جلده المدبوغ, ظبي (deer, elk, fallow deer, gazelle, mountain goat, ram, stag), بقر الوحش. (various references) | |
Blackfoot | saokiawakaasi. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | антилопа. (various references) | |
Chinese | 羚羊 (Chamois). (various references) | |
Czech | antilopa. (various references) | |
Danish | antilope, addaxantilope (addax), mendes-antilope (addax). (various references) | |
Dutch | antilope. (various references) | |
Esperanto | antilopo. (various references) | |
Farsi | بزکوهی (Chamois, Gazelle). (various references) | |
Finnish | antilooppi. (various references) | |
French | antilope. (various references) | |
Frisian | antiloop. (various references) | |
German | Antilope. (various references) | |
Greek | αντιλόπη (antilope). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אנטילופה, דישון (addax, elk), צבי (deer, gazelle, stag). (various references) | |
Hungarian | antilop. (various references) | |
Indonesian | antilop, kijang afrika. (various references) | |
Italian | antilope (buck). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 羚羊 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | れいよう (beautiful shape or form). (various references) | |
Manx | antelope. (various references) | |
Papago | kuhwith. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | antelopeay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | antílope. (various references) | |
Romanian | antilopã (doeskin, shammy). (various references) | |
Russian | антилопа. (various references) | |
Sepedi | kgama. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | antilopa. (various references) | |
Shona | mhuka. (various references) | |
Spanish | antílope (doe). (various references) | |
Swahili | paa. (various references) | |
Swazi | i-nyamátane. (various references) | |
Swedish | antilop (nilgai, nylghau). (various references) | |
Turkish | antilop (buck, gnu, impala). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | антилопа. (various references) | |
Welsh | antelop, gafrewig (gazelle). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | 1. dara. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Addax nasomaculatus, bubalis, bubalorum, bubalum, dorcas. (various references) |
| Dutch | 700-Modern | hertebeest. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "antelope": antelopes. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "antelope": gantelope. (additional references) | |
Words containing "antelope": gantelopes. (additional references) | |
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"Antelope" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: antalope, antelop, anthelope, antidope, antlelope, Asterope, rantipole. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "antelope" (pronounced a"ntulō'p) |
| 7 | a" n t u l ō' p | cantaloupe. |
| 4 | -u l ō' p | envelope. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-n-o-p-t" | |
-1 letter: polenta. | |
-2 letters: etalon, lateen, lepton, oleate, pelota, planet, platen, poteen, teopan, tolane. | |
-3 letters: alone, anele, anole, atone, eaten, elate, elope, enate, etape, laten, leant, leapt, lento, leone, lepta, netop, nopal, notal, oaten, paeon, palet, panel, panto, paten, pelon, penal, petal, plane, plant, plate, pleat, plena, talon, telae, tepal, tolan, tonal, topee. | |
-4 letters: aeon, alee. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-l-n-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: antelopes, gantelope, phenolate. | |
+2 letters: gantelopes, opalescent, peritoneal, phenolated, phenolates, treponemal. | |
+3 letters: coleopteran, conceptacle, contemplate, counterplea, deceptional, exceptional, exponential, interpolate, overplanted, plecopteran, potableness. | |
+4 letters: coleopterans, complemental, conceptacles, contemplated, contemplates, counterpleas, exponentials, inoperculate, interpolated, interpolates, lepidopteran, metallophone, opalescently, outplacement, perceptional, peritoneally, personalties, phentolamine, pinealectomy, plecopterans, poeticalness, polyurethane, postdeadline, precentorial, repetitional. | |
+5 letters: antipersonnel, complementary, conceptualise, conceptualize, contemplative, convertaplane, convertiplane, counterplayer, developmental, equipotential, exceptionable, exceptionably, exceptionally, expectational, exponentially, inoperculates, interoperable, interpellator, interpersonal, interpolative, lepidopterans, metallophones, metencephalon, nondepletable, openabilities, openheartedly, outplacements, paleobotanies, paleomagnetic, pelletization, pentaploidies, personalities, phenomenalist, phentolamines, planetologies, polybutadiene, polyurethanes, potablenesses, preadolescent, predominately, septentrional, telencephalon, teleportation, unexceptional. | |
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