Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology A Titan condemned by Zeus to support the heavens upon his shoulders.
- noun A person who supports a great burden.
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- proper noun Greek mythology son of
Iapetus andClymene , war leader of theTitans ordered by the godZeus to support the sky on his shoulders; father to Hesperides, theHyades , and thePleiades ; king of the legendaryAtlantis . - proper noun astronomy a
moon ofSaturn - proper noun astronomy a
crater in the firstquadrant of the moon - proper noun warfare, US Intercontinental ballistic missile
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 ATLAS EXCLUSIVE: Obama Organizing in High School An Atlas reader, Chuck, has a student in the eleventh grade in an Ohio High School.
Latest Articles 2010
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In Milton's MS. _Hesperus_ is written over _Atlas_: Spenser makes them daughters of Atlas, as does Jonson in _Pleasure reconciled to
Milton's Comus John Milton 1641
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Atlas is working with a 20-piece Turkish orchestra adept at both Arabic and Western classical music, as well as jazz.
Natacha Atlas' 'Mounqaliba' Anglo-Middle Eastern Meditations 2010
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Reviewer Banning Eyre says it's a subject that Atlas is uniquely qualified to take on.
Natacha Atlas' 'Mounqaliba' Anglo-Middle Eastern Meditations 2010
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John Atlas is author of a new book about ACORN, Seeds of Hope, published by Vanderbilt University Press.
Peter Dreier: Why ACORN Fell: The Times , Lies, and Videotape Peter Dreier 2010
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Atlas is working with a 20-piece Turkish orchestra adept at both Arabic and Western classical music, as well as jazz.
Natacha Atlas' 'Mounqaliba' Anglo-Middle Eastern Meditations 2010
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Atlas is working with a 20-piece Turkish orchestra adept at both Arabic and Western classical music, as well as jazz.
Natacha Atlas' 'Mounqaliba' Anglo-Middle Eastern Meditations 2010
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Reviewer Banning Eyre says it's a subject that Atlas is uniquely qualified to take on.
Natacha Atlas' 'Mounqaliba' Anglo-Middle Eastern Meditations 2010
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This reminds me so much of the final days of the government in Atlas Shrugged.
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Reviewer Banning Eyre says it's a subject that Atlas is uniquely qualified to take on.
Natacha Atlas' 'Mounqaliba' Anglo-Middle Eastern Meditations 2010
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