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Atlantean

[ at-lan-tee-uhn, -luhn- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to the demigod Atlas.
  2. having the strength of Atlas:

    He was of monumental girth and Atlantean power.

  3. pertaining to Atlantis.


Atlantean

/ ætˈlæntɪən; ˌætlænˈtiËÉ™n /

adjective

  1. literary.
    of, relating to, or like Atlas; extremely strong
  2. of or connected with Atlantis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Atlantean1

1660–70; < Latin ´¡³Ù±ô²¹²Ô³Ùŧ ( us ) (< Greek ´¡³Ù±ôá²Ô³Ù±ð¾±´Ç²õ of Atlas, equivalent to Atlant-, stem of óٱôÄå²õ + -eios adj. suffix) + -an
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Arthur, essentially a biker dude from the surface world who can swim fast and talk to fish but does not know Atlantean history or how the nation’s political system works, is apparently fit to be king.

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Future’s bona fides — both in the songs of his discography and in the imprint he has left on hip-hop — were the central focus on Sunday night, when his “One Big Party†tour touched down at the Capital One Arena, the Atlantean’s first show and biggest headlining gig in D.C. in years.

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Namor, despite having a human father, is encouraged by his Atlantean mother to be the scourge of the surface world.

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Much stronger than any human or Atlantean, he is also a mutant with the power of flight and the power to speak telepathically to marine life.

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Namor, the son of a human father and a water-breathing Atlantean mother, is known as Marvel’s “first mutant.â€

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