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at·lan·te·an I. \|atˌlan|tēən, -_lən-; ətˈlant-, (ˈ)at|lant-\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Atlanteus (from Atlant-, Atlas) + English -an : of, relating to, or resembling Atlas : strong < my Atlantean shoulders are bent beneath the load of the firmament — L.P.Smith > II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Atlantis, legendary sunken continent in the Atlantic ocean, mentioned by Pliny and Plato (from Latin, from Greek, probably from Atlantis Atlantic ocean) + English -ean : of or relating to Atlantis or its hypothetical culture |