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Camelot

[ kam-uh-lot ]

noun

  1. the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
  2. any idyllic place or period, especially one of great happiness.
  3. the glamorous ambience of Washington, D.C., during the administration of President John F. Kennedy, 1961–63.


Camelot

/ ˈkæmɪˌlɒt /

noun

  1. (in Arthurian legend) the English town where King Arthur's palace and court were situated
  2. (in the US) the supposedly golden age of the presidency of John F. Kennedy, 1961–63


Camelot

  1. In the legends of King Arthur (see also Arthur ), the capital of his kingdom; truth, goodness, and beauty reigned in Camelot.


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Notes

The administration of President John F. Kennedy is often idealized as an American Camelot.

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Other Words From

  • Came·loti·an adjective

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Example Sentences

Sure, Shalane Flanagan is a famous global athlete with books, endorsements, and more, but that doesn’t mean she lives in Camelot.

These days the pool is empty, save for Petey the plastic penguin slash beer funnel floating in the snow, but the Chalet is a different kind of Camelot.

By the end of The Last Temptation of Christ, Jesus is old, and Jerusalem — like Camelot — is under siege.

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She has signed on to reprise her role as Jackie Kennedy in the Reelz drama, The Kennedys: After Camelot.

In the early 1960s, the expectations were for more than just a new Camelot.

But the Camelot image as applied to the Kennedy presidency had some unfortunate and unforeseen consequences.

Mrs. Kennedy, interpreting the gist of the exchange, signaled to White that Camelot must be kept in the text.

As Mrs. Kennedy said, “there will never be another Camelot.”

In the morning the streets of Camelot were crowded with rich and poor.

She thought he would refuse to do it, but he kissed and thanked her, and quickly made ready to go to Camelot.

He journeyed a day and a night, and came to Camelot, the wonderful big city which he had never seen before.

Then, at that time, King Arthur gave command that they should bend their ways toward Camelot once more.

And then those knights of Cornwall who stood by said, "Yea, that is true, and it is Camelot."

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