Cam|e|lot

Cam|e|lot
Cam|e|lot «KAM uh lot», noun.
1. a legendary place in Britain where King Arthur had his palace and court: »

Turned to towered Camelot (Tennyson).

2. Figurative. a time or place of enchantment and glamour: »

those who joined President Kennedy's administration immediately after his inauguration, those who came to Camelot (Harper's).


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