Meaning Of The Word Atlas

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atlas
countable noun: An atlas is a book of maps.

Atlas in American English
a Titan compelled to support the heavens on his shoulders
noun: a bound collection of maps
noun: a Titan, son of Iapetus and brother of Prometheus and Epimetheus, condemned to support the sky on his shoulders: identified by the ancients with the Atlas Mountains

atlas in British English
noun: a collection of maps, usually in book form
noun: a Titan compelled to support the sky on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus

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