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Atellan

Atellan adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.

Adjective

Atellan (comparative more Atellan, superlative most Atellan)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.

Noun

Atellan (plural Atellans)

  1. A kind of farcical drama performed at Atella.
  2. Someone from Atella

Forms of Atellan

Adjective
comparativemore Atellan
superlativemost Atellan
Noun
pluralAtellans

Origin of Atellan

From Latin Atellanus, from Atella (“an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania”).

Questions about Atellan

What does Atellan mean?
Atellan means of, from, or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.
What part of speech is Atellan?
Atellan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Atellan in the dictionary

  1. ateliers
  2. ateline
  3. atelines
  4. ateliosis
  5. ateliotic
  6. Atellan
  7. Atellans
  8. atelo-
  9. atelocardia
  10. atelocollagen
  11. atelomixis

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