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Definition of eliot
eliot
/ˈɛl.i.ət/
El · i · ot
Plural:Eliots
eliot Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
10
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
3
• noun
1
A male given name and surname of English origin, notably borne by the Victorian novelist George Eliot (pen name of Mary Ann Evans) and the modernist poet T. S. Eliot.
Example
"Our English literature seminar spent several weeks analyzing the works of T. S. Eliot."
2
American A town in York County in southwestern Maine, United States, situated along the Piscataqua River opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Eliot. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/eliot