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telamon definition

tela·mon (tel′ə män′)

noun pl. telamones tel′a·mo′·nes′ (-mō′nēz′)

Archit. a supporting column in the form of a man's figure

Etymology: L < Gr telamōn, bearer < telassai, to bear < IE base *tel- > tolerate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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