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elves (root: elf)
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Noun elves has 1 sense
- elves(n = noun.phenomenon) - an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere; is a kind of atmospheric electricity
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