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Arthurian

American

[ahr-thoor-ee-uhn] / ɑrˈθʊər i ən /

adjective

of or relating to King Arthur, who, with his knights, formed the subject of a large part of medieval romance.

Arthurian legends.

Arthurian British

/ ɑːˈθjʊərɪən /

adjective

of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table

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Other Word Forms

pre-Arthurian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Arthurian

First recorded in 1850–55; Arthur + -ian

Example Sentences

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The species name combines a nod to Arthurian legend with a personal tribute.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The show, a Monty Python-inspired spoof of Arthurian legend, first opened on Broadway in 2005, won the Tony Award for best musical, ran for four years, and has been widely staged since then.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Some — particularly one riffing on the Arthurian legend of Excalibur — drag.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023

A bookseller named Chester recalls getting an early galley of Nicola Griffith’s feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend “Spear,” “and having to wait a year to start recommending it was agony.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Over the North Sea in Britain’s Victorian empire, artists, writers and composers were dredging Albion’s Arthurian roots, too.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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