telamon

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/ˈtɛləməʊn//ˈtɛləmən/

noun

A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.

Similar
atlantidatlas
OriginLatin telamon ← Ancient Greek τελαμών →
UncommonFirst used early 17th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

telamon1

nountelamon (plural telamons or telamones)

plural telamons · plural telamones

  1. architectureA figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.First known use early 17th c.

    Synonyms: atlantid, atlas

Telamon2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesFather of Ajax, brother of Peleus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.

Similar
atlantidatlas

More synonyms by meaning

nouna figure of a man used as a supporting column

Similar
atlas
Broader
columnpillar
Also see
atlantidatlas

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

telamon · noun

  1. Ancient Greekτελαμών“pillar shaped as a male figure, strap used for carrying”
  2. Latintelamon
  3. Englishtelamon

From Latin telamon, from Ancient Greek τελαμών (telamṓn, “pillar shaped as a male figure, strap used for carrying”).

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Telamon · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΤελαμών
  2. EnglishTelamon

From Ancient Greek Τελαμών (Telamṓn, literally “the bearer”).

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Translations

Catalan telamó, atlant
  • telamómale figure as pillar
  • atlantmale figure as pillar
Chinese Mandarin 男像柱
  • 男像柱 (nánxiàngzhù)male figure as pillar
Finnish telamon, atlantti
  • telamonmale figure as pillar
  • atlanttimale figure as pillar
French atlante, télamon
  • atlantemale figure as pillar
  • télamonmale figure as pillar
  • cariatidemale figure as pillar
German Telamon, Atlant
  • Telamonmale figure as pillar
  • Atlantmale figure as pillar
  • Atlasmale figure as pillar
Italian telamone
  • telamonemale figure as pillar
Japanese テラモーン
  • テラモーン (teramōn)male figure as pillar
Norwegian Bokmål atlant
  • atlantmale figure as pillar
Polish telamon, atlant
  • telamonmale figure as pillar
  • atlantmale figure as pillar
  • atlasmale figure as pillar
Russian атла́нт, теламо́н
  • атла́нт (atlánt)male figure as pillar
  • теламо́н (tɛlamón)male figure as pillar
Spanish telamón, atlante
  • telamónmale figure as pillar
  • atlantemale figure as pillar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AlmonteLamonteomentalMontela
Cite this entry
APA

telamon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telamon

MLA

“telamon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telamon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telamon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telamon.

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