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English noun: Atlas

1. Atlas (person) (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders


Instance hypernymTitan


Domain categoryGreek mythology

2. atlas (communication) a collection of maps in book form


Synonymsbook of maps, map collection


Broader (hypernym)book of facts, reference, reference book, reference work


Narrower (hyponym)dialect atlas, linguistic atlas


Part holonymgazetteer

3. atlas (body) the 1st cervical vertebra


Synonymsatlas vertebra


Broader (hypernym)cervical vertebra, neck bone

4. atlas (artifact) a figure of a man used as a supporting column


Synonymstelamon


Broader (hypernym)column, pillar









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