Question 1 · Quick check
atlantic
CEFRB1
/ətˈlæn.tɪk/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Related to the Atlantic Ocean.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailA branch of the Niger-Congo languages spoken along the Atlantic coast in West Africa.
Examples
Atlantic City is famous for its boardwalk.
Lindbergh was the first man to fly across the Atlantic.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
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- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsA phase of the Holocene epoch in the Blytt–Sernander system, extending from approximately 8,000 to 5,000 years before present.
Of or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal columns of humans and some other animals.
More examples
In contextThe Panama Canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific.
It is equally curious that whereas the first Swindon-built Atlantic began its career as a 4-6-0, the first Great Western 4-cylinder 4-6-0 began its career as an Atlantic.
The Seav'n Atlantick sisters.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.