telamon
noun
tel·a·mon ˈte-lə-ˌmän 
plural telamones ˌte-lə-ˈmō-(ˌ)nēz
: atlas sense 5
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Rather than stone telamons that hold society up, Homer and Plato and Ovid are bodies that some embrace and feel, still, a heartbeat. 
Giancarlo Buonomo, New Republic, 3 Oct. 2017
Giancarlo Buonomo, New Republic, 3 Oct. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek telamōn bearer, supporter; akin to Greek tlēnai to bear — more at tolerate
First Known Use
circa 1706, in the meaning defined above
- comptoniae
- comptonias
- comptroller
- comptrollers
- comptrollership
- comptrollerships
- compts
- compulsative
- compulsatory
- compulsed
- compulses
- compulsing
- compulsion
- compulsion neurosis
- compulsions
- compulsitor
- compulsitors
- compulsive
- compulsively
- compulsiveness
- compulsivenesses
- compulsives
- compulsivities
- compulsivity
- compulsories