telamon
[ tel-uh-muhn, -mon ]
/ ˈtɛl ə mən, -ˌmɒn /
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noun, plural tel·a·mo·nes [tel-uh-moh-neez]. /ˌtɛl əˈmoʊ niz/. Architecture.
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Origin of telamon
Words nearby telamon
tektosilicate, tel-, Tela, telaesthesia, Tel Amarna, telamon, Telamonian Ajax, Telanaipura, Telangana, telangiectasia, telangiectasis
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Telamon
[ tel-uh-muhn, -mon ]
/ ˈtɛl ə mən, -ˌmɒn /
noun Classical Mythology.
an Argonaut and friend of Hercules, and the father of Ajax and Teucer.
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telamon
/ (ˈtɛləmən) /
noun plural telamones (ˌtɛləˈməʊniːz) or -mons
a column in the form of a male figure, used to support an entablatureAlso called: atlas Compare caryatid
Word Origin for telamon
C18: via Latin from Greek, from tlēnai to bear
British Dictionary definitions for telamon (2 of 2)
Telamon
/ (ˈtɛləmən, -ˌmɒn) /
noun
Greek myth a king of Salamis; brother of Peleus and father of Teucer and Ajax
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