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Definition: ATLANTEAN

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.[Websters]
2. Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.[Websters]
3. Being herculean. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being cyclopean. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb atlanteanly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(atlanteanly)		 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective atlantean.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Atlantean" is a common misspelling or typo for: Atlantic, Atlanta, Atlantis.

Date "Atlantean" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1663. (references)

Specialty Definition: ATLANTEAN

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk and overwhelmed by the ocean.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary 1: [Adjective] Of or pertaining to Atlantis. (references)
  2: [Adjective] Of or pertaining to the Greek god Atlas. (references)
  3: [Noun] An inhabitant of the mythical land of Atlantis. (references)
  4: [Noun] The language supposedly spoken by these people. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: ATLANTEAN

Expressions Definition
Atlantean language The Atlantean language is a constructed language created by Marc Okrand for Disney's film Atlantis: The Lost Empire. The language was intended as a possible "mother language" and was therefore invented to have Indo-European word stock with its own grammar. (references)
Atlantean Scion A fictional ancient device created for the video game Tomb Raider, the Atlantean Scion was apparently capable of "powers beyond the creator himself", that was fashioned by the three great rulers of Atlantis: Qualopec, Tihocan, and Natla. (references)
Leyland Atlantean The Leyland Atlantean was a double-deck bus built by British Leyland in United Kingdom from 1958 to 1986. It pioneered the design of rear-engined, front entrance double deck buses in the UK, allowing for the introduction of 'one person operated' buses dispensing the need for a conductor. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: ATLANTEAN

Expressions Domain Definition
Atlantean Shoulders Literature 1: "Sage he stood,
2: Shoulders able to bear a great weight, like those of Atlas, which, according to heathen mythology, supported the whole world.
3: Milton: Paradise Lost, book ii. 305--7.
4: The weight of mightiest monarchies."
5: With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: ATLANTEAN

Atlantean

As an adjective, Atlantean means "of or pertaining to the island of Atlantis".

Atlantean can also refer to:

  • Atlantean, a trilogy of TV films discussing the origins of the European coastal peoples
  • Atlanteans (Marvel Comics), a fictional species in the Marvel Universe
  • Leyland Atlantean, a model of double-decker bus
  • Atlantean language, a constructed language created for Disney's film Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • Atlantean Scion, a fictional device in the game Tomb Raider
  • Ancients, a race in the Stargate universe, also known as Atlanteans or Lanteans

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Atlantean (disambiguation)". Image Credit.
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Extended Definition: ATLANTEAN

Atlantean

As an adjective, Atlantean means "of or pertaining to the island of Atlantis".

Atlantean can also refer to:

  • Atlantean, a trilogy of TV films discussing the origins of the European coastal peoples
  • Atlanteans (Marvel Comics), a fictional species in the Marvel Universe
  • Leyland Atlantean, a model of double-decker bus
  • Atlantean language, a constructed language created for Disney's film Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • Atlantean Scion, a fictional device in the game Tomb Raider
  • Ancients, a race in the Stargate universe, also known as Atlanteans or Lanteans

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Atlantean". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: ATLANTEAN

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Atlantean language 27     Atlantean 5
Leyland Atlantean 16     Atlantean (alternative meanings) 2
Atlantean Scion 12     Atlantean language 27
Songs and Sonnets Atlantean 9     Atlantean Scion 12
Atlantean 5     Leyland Atlantean 16
Atlantean (alternative meanings) 2     Songs and Sonnets Atlantean 9

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"atlantean" is a common misspelling or typo for: Atlantic, Atlanta, Atlantis.

Synonyms: atlantean
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 titanic.

Adjective

 cyclopean, herculean, strong, enormous, huge, prodigious, vast.
Consider also: Brobdingnagian, colossal, elephantine, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, vasty, intense, able, big, stable, steady, cogent, forcible, hard, influential, lusty, potent, spacious.
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Computed Synonyms: Atlantean

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   5.0696   Atlantean     Atlantic     Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic ocean, the Atlantic, big pond, north Atlantic treaty organization   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: atlantean

Context Synonyms within Context

Strength

Atlantean, able-bodied, athletic, brawny, broad-shouldered, Cyclopean, gigantic, Herculean, muscular, sinewy, stalwart, strapping, well-knit, wiry.

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Translations: ATLANTEAN

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish atlantisk (Atlantean, Atlantic). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 亚特兰蒂斯岛的 (Atlantean). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 亞特蘭蒂斯島的 (Atlantean). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse Atlànticu (Atlantic, Atlantean, Atlantic Ocean). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi Atlànticu (Atlantic, Atlantean, Atlantic Ocean). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican Atlànticu (Atlantic, Atlantean, Atlantic Ocean). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso Atlànticu (Atlantic, Atlantean, Atlantic Ocean). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu Atlànticu (Atlantic, Atlantean, Atlantic Ocean). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish atlantisk (Atlantean, Atlantic). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk atlantisk (Atlantean, Atlantic). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Atlantik- (atlantean). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch van Atlantis (Atlantean), Atlantisch (Atlantean, Atlantic), Atlantiër (Atlantean). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Français atlantique (Atlantic, Atlantean, Atlantic Ocean). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
French atlantique (Atlantic, Atlantean, Atlantic Ocean). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
German Atlantik- (atlantean). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 거인 아틀라스 의 (Atlantean). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 거인 아틀라스 의 (Atlantean). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Atlantik- (atlantean). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Atlantik- (atlantean). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian possente (mighty, powerful, puissant, Atlantean), fortissimo (fortissimo, intense, Atlantean, herculean), di Atlante (atlantean), dell'Atlantide (Atlantean), Atlantiano (Atlantean language). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese アトラースの (Atlantean), アトラスのようだ (Atlantean). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 거인 아틀라스 의 (Atlantean). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese atlante (atlantean, atlas). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland atlantisk (Atlantean, Atlantic). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Atlantean. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ATLANTEAN

Language Translations for “Atlantean” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Athagatlathagantathageathagan (Atlantean). Additional references: Athag, Atlantean. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Agatlagantageagan (Atlantean). Additional references: Double Dutch, Atlantean. (volunteer)
Esperanto atlanta (Atlantean), atlanto (Atlantean, Atlanta). Additional references: Esperanto, Atlantean. (volunteer)
Leet @1#@[\]1&@[\] (Atlantean). Additional references: Leet, Atlantean. (volunteer)
Oppish Opatlopantopeopan (Atlantean). Additional references: Oppish, Atlantean. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Atlanteanway (Atlantean). Additional references: Pig Latin, Atlantean. (volunteer)
Terran B Atlantis (Atlantean). Additional references: Terran B, Atlantean. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Ubatlubantubeuban (Atlantean). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Atlantean. (volunteer)
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