| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A farcical drama performed at Atella.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb atellanly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (atellanly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective atellan.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ATELLAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Atellan \A*tel"lan\, adjective. [Latin expression Atellanus, from Atella, an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ATELLAN
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Atellanae or Atellan Fables. Interludes in the Roman theatres, introduced from Atella, in Campania. The characters of Macchus and Bucco are the foundations of our Punch and Clown. (See Punch.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: ATELLAN
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Atellan farce | In Roman theatre, an Atellan farce an improvised comedic piece with exaggerated family situations or satirizing historical or mythological figures. (references) | ||
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