Arthurian
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of Arthurian
Example Sentences
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If his first name inevitably evokes Arthurian legend, Fery’s march through the draw gave Britain reason to believe again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The species name combines a nod to Arthurian legend with a personal tribute.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
One musical compromised in the process is “Camelot,” a romantic retelling of Arthurian legend that opened on Broadway in 1960.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 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
On the day the Hunt began, the day I’d decided to become a gunter, I’d renamed my avatar Parzival, after the knight of Arthurian legend who had found the Holy Grail.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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