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atlantes definition

at·lan·tes (at lan′tēz′)

plural noun sing. atlas at·las (at′ləs)

Archit. supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men

Etymology: L < Gr Atlantes, pl. of Atlas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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