| NOUN | person | Atlas | (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders |
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| communication | atlas, book of maps, map collection | a collection of maps in book form | |
| body | atlas, atlas vertebra | the 1st cervical vertebra | |
| artifact | atlas, telamon | a figure of a man used as a supporting column |
| Sounds | ae'tlahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | Titan | (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus |
| Spanish | Atlas | |
| Catalan | atles, Atles | |
| Meaning | A collection of maps in book form. | |
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| Synonyms | book of maps, map collection | |
| Parts | gazetteer | A geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas) |
| Narrower | dialect atlas, linguistic atlas | An atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features |
| Broader | reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts | A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts |
| Spanish | atlas | |
| Catalan | atles | |
| Meaning | The 1st cervical vertebra. | |
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| Synonym | atlas vertebra | |
| Broader | cervical vertebra, neck bone | One of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region |
| Spanish | atlas, vértebra atlas | |
| Catalan | atlas, atles, vèrtebra atlas | |
| Meaning | A figure of a man used as a supporting column. | |
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| Synonym | telamon | |
| Broader | column, pillar | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
| Spanish | atlante, atlas, telamón | |
| Catalan | atlante, atlant, atles, telamó | |
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