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Arthurian

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɑːˈθjʊəɹɪən/
  • General-American: /ɑɹˈθʊɹi.ən/
  • CMU ARPABET: AA0 R TH UH1 R IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the legend of Arthur, king of the Britons, and his court at Camelot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Arthur Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Arthurian From Arthur + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: arturià — pertaining to the legend of King Arthur
  • Catalan: artúric — pertaining to the legend of King Arthur
  • French: arthurien — pertaining to the legend of King Arthur
  • Irish: Artúrach — pertaining to the legend of King Arthur
  • Manx: Arturagh — pertaining to the legend of King Arthur
  • Polish: arturiański — pertaining to the legend of King Arthur
  • Portuguese: arturiano — pertaining to the legend of King Arthur
  • Spanish: artúrico — pertaining to the legend of King Arthur
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