Eloi
See also: Éloi
English
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /iːlɔɪ/
 
Etymology 1
    
From French Éloi, from Medieval Latin Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives and names”).
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Etymology 2
    
From the fictional species in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine.
Noun
    
Eloi pl (plural only)
- A group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down.
- Coordinate term: Morlock
 
 
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