Atellan
adjective
Atel·lan
əˈtelən
variants or less commonly Atellane
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-ˌlān
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a Roman genre of farce developed from impromptu rustic plays of country life and adopted for interludes and afterpieces during the Republic and up to the time of Tiberius
Word History
Etymology
Latin Atellanus of Atella, from Atella, ancient Oscan town in southern Italy where the Roman farce originated + Latin -anus -an