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atalanta

At·a·lan·ta
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-l-an-tuh]
    • /ˌæt lˈæn tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-l-an-tuh]
    • /ˌæt lˈæn tə/

Definitions of atalanta word

  • noun atalanta a maiden who agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a running race. She lost to Hippomenes when she paused to pick up three golden apples that he had deliberately dropped 3
  • noun atalanta a beautiful, swift-footed maiden who offers to marry any man able to defeat her in a race: Hippomenes wins by dropping three golden apples, which she stops to pick up, along the way 3
  • noun atalanta Classical Mythology. a virgin huntress who promised to marry the man who could win a foot race against her but lost to Hippomenes when she stopped to retrieve three golden apples of Aphrodite that he dropped in her path. 1

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Parts of speech for Atalanta

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

atalanta popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

atalanta usage trend in Literature

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