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Atellan (iou) and far-away (iou)


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.

far-away (iou)



far-away adjective & noun. E19.
[from FAR adverb + AWAY adverb.]
A. adjective.
Remote in time, space, or relationship. E19.
Of a look or expression: absent, dreamy. Of a voice: sounding faint, distant, or abstracted. L19.
b. noun. A remote place; the distance. arch. & poet. E19.
far-awayness noun L19.