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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:at·las
PRONUNCIATION:  tls
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. at·las·es
1. Inflected forms: pl. at·lan·tes t-lntz)
Architecture A standing or kneeling figure of a man used as a supporting column, as for an entablature or balcony. 2. Anatomy The top or first cervical vertebra of the neck, which supports the skull.
ETYMOLOGY:From Atlas.
 
 
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