Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun In Arthurian legend, the site of King Arthur's court.
- noun A place or time of idealized beauty, peacefulness, and enlightenment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old spelling of
camlet .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- the legendary site of King Arthur's court and castle.
- Hence, any place or time thought of as having idyllic peace, justice, and happiness.
- noun obsolete See
camelet .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The
stronghold of King Arthur in theArthurian legend .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term Camelot was coined, in mournful retrospect, by Theodore H.
In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009
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The term Camelot was coined, in mournful retrospect, by Theodore H.
In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009
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The term Camelot was coined, in mournful retrospect, by Theodore H.
In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009
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The term Camelot was coined, in mournful retrospect, by Theodore H.
In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009
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But let's see - first year in "Camelot" saw the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion, a near-nuclear war with Russia, adultrous affairs by JFK, wire tapping of Martin Luther King by RFK, Why?
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Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in "Camelot" launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has died.
R.I.P. Porter Wagoner daddygod 2007
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Robert McNamara left the Ford presidency to serve in "Camelot" as Secretary of Defence for President Kennedy, and Tex Thornton founded Litton.
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And so The Last Defender of Camelot is a confusingly overused title if you're a Zelazny collector.
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I guess Camelot is over .... thank God some people are finally waking up to this lunacy.
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Seriously, the last hope of Camelot is waiting in the wings.
Rep. Bill Delahunt (D, MA): Why did you put murderer, Amy Bishop, back on the street? | RedState 2010
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