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atlas1 /atˈləs/ noun (pl atˈlases)- A book containing maps and often geographical information
- The first cervical vertebra, supporting the skull (anatomy)
- Before metrication, a size of drawing paper
ORIGIN: From Atlas, whose figure used to appear on title pages of atlases atlas2 /atˈləs/ (obsolete) noun A satin manufactured in Asia ORIGIN: Ar ATLAS /atˈləs/ abbrev- Automated telephone line address system, a memory store in which the operator can store programmed telephone numbers for calls required later in the day
- Automatic tabulating, listing and sorting package, a software package for these purposes
Atlas /atˈləs/ noun- The Titan who held up the heavens on his shoulders (Gr myth)
- The African mountain range into which Atlas was transformed (Gr myth)
- A figure of a man serving as a column in a building (pl Atlantes /at-lanˈtēz/)
ORIGIN: Gr Atlas, Atlantos Atlantēˈan adjective - Of Atlas
- Gigantic
- Of Atlantis
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