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==Etymology==
− It comes from the name of [[grc|Ἄτλας|tr=Átlās]], a Titan of Greek mythology who held up the heavens,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) via [[la|Atlās]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate) The Greek name is traditionally explained as “the bearer”, from the stem of ''tlēnai'' “to bear”, but Beekes thinks it may be a reshaping of Berber ''adrar'' “mountain”.^(Etymonline)
+ It comes from the name of [[grc|Ἄτλας|tr=Átlās]], a Titan of Greek mythology who held up the heavens,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) via [[la|Atlās]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate) The Greek name is traditionally explained as “the bearer”, from the stem of [[m|grc|τλῆναι|tr=tlēnai]] “to bear”, but Beekes thinks it may be a reshaping of Berber [[m|ber|adrar]] “mountain”.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==