Atlas-like

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Atlas +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

Atlas-like

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the mythological Atlas.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The hyphenated form is multiple times more common than the solid form.[1] GPO manual favors using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [Atlas - like/Atlaslike] at Google Ngram Viewer
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
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