Elzevir Syllabification: (El·ze·vir)Pronunciation: /ˈelzəˌvi(ə)r/Definition of Elzevir a family of Dutch printers. Fifteen members were active 1581–1712; Bonaventure (1583–1652) and Abraham (1592–1652) managed the firm in its prime. Elzevir in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Elzevir in the British & World English dictionary