atlantic
/ətˈlæn.tɪk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.39 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Atlantic Ocean.
name
A phase of the Holocene epoch in the Blytt–Sernander system, extending from approximately 8,000 to 5,000 years before present.
name
A branch of the Niger-Congo languages spoken along the Atlantic coast in West Africa.
name
A city, the county seat of Cass County, Iowa, United States.
adj
Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
adj
Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.
adj
Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
adj
Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
Example Sentences
- "The Seav'n Atlantick sisters."
- "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."
- "Where these Atlantics fell from acoustic grace, however, was in their feeble screechy little whistle, so different from the N.B.R. mellow standard pattern."
- "A chapter of locomotive history was closed on Sunday, April 13, when the last Atlantic tender locomotive to remain in service on British Railways, No. 32424, Beachy Head, ended its working life of more than 46 years."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ətˈlæn.tɪk/