Vo|lan|tis

Vo|lan|tis
Vo|lan|tis «voh LAN tihs», noun.
the genitive of Volans.

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  • Atlantis — At•lan•tis [[t]ætˈlæn tɪs[/t]] n. myt a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean W of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea …   From formal English to slang

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