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Telamon

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Noun

1. atlas, telamon

a figure of a man used as a supporting column

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Telamon

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noun plural telamones (ˌtɛləˈməʊniːz ) or -mons
a column in the form of a male figure, used to support an entablature
. Also called: atlas Compare caryatid
noun
Greek mythology
a king of Salamis; brother of Peleus and father of Teucer and Ajax

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Telamon

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nounWord forms: plural ˌtelaˈmoˌnes (ˈtɛləˈmoʊˌniz ; telˈəmōˈnēzˌ)
Architecture
a supporting column in the form of a man's figure
see also atlantes, caryatid

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Telamon

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n.
Greek Mythology
One of the Argonauts and the father of Ajax.
n. pl. tel·a·mon·es (-mōnēz)
Architecture
See atlas.

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