English Explanatory Dictionary

Atellan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.
noun
  1. A kind of farcical drama performed at Atella.
  2. Someone from Atella

Word forms

Atellan more Atellan most Atellan Atellans

Etymology

From Latin Atellanus, from Atella (“an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania”).

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