Atellan

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adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.

OriginLatin Atellanus →
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Meanings

adjectiveAtellan (comparative more Atellan, superlative most Atellan)

comparative more Atellan · superlative most Atellan

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.
nounAtellan (plural Atellans)

plural Atellans

  1. A kind of farcical drama performed at Atella.
  2. Someone from Atella

Origin

  1. LatinAtellanus
  2. EnglishAtellan

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

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APA

Atellan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atellan

MLA

“Atellan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atellan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atellan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atellan.

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