Definitions
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- noun plural (Arch.) Same as
atlantes .
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- noun Plural form of
telamon .
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Examples
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Again, figures in the form of men supporting mutules or coronae, we term "telamones" -- the reasons why or wherefore they are so called are not found in any story -- but the Greeks name them [Greek: atlantes].
The Ten Books on Architecture Vitruvius Pollio
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There are other similar instances as in the case of "xystus," "prothyrum," "telamones," and some others of the sort.
The Ten Books on Architecture Vitruvius Pollio
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