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Atellan
Atellan \A*tel"lan\, a. [L. Atellanus, fr. Atella, an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania.] Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald. -- n. A farcical drama performed at Atella.
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atellan
a. Of or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy. n. A kind of farcical drama performed at Atella.
Usage examples of "atellan".
Permission was given to the Acerrans to rebuild those houses which had been burnt, and as the people of Nuceria had expressed their desire to settle at Atella, the Atellans were ordered to remove to Calatia.