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Atellan (iou)



Atellan adjective & noun. E17.
[Latin Atellanus, from Atella (see below): see -AN.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to Atella, a town in Campania, S. Italy, formerly famous for satirical and licentious farces; farcical, ribald. E17.
b. noun. A farcical or ribald dramatic composition. E17.