Толковый словарь английского языка - atlas
Atlas
atlas
noun Etymology: Latin Atlant-, Atlas, from Greek Date: 1513 a Titan who for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders, one who bears a heavy burden, 3. a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter, a bound collection of tables, charts, or plates, the first vertebra of the neck, a male figure used like a caryatid as a supporting column or pilaster
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n. 1 a book of maps or charts. 2 Anat. the cervical vertebra of the backbone articulating with the skull at the neck. Etymology: L f. Gk Atlas -antos a Titan who held up the pillars of the universe, whose picture appeared at the beginning of early atlases ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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