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Atlantic
Pronunciation : At*lan"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.
2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.
3. Descended from Atlas. The seven Atlantic sisters. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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