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Camelot

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Cam·e·lot  (km-lt)
n.
1. In Arthurian legend, the site of King Arthur's court.
2. A place or time of idealized beauty, peacefulness, and enlightenment.
Camelot [ˈkæmɪˌlɒt]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in Arthurian legend) the English town where King Arthur's palace and court were situated
2. (Historical Terms) (in the US) the supposedly golden age of the presidency of John F. Kennedy, 1961-63
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Noun1.Camelot - (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
Arthurian legend - the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot


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"We were playing Elaine" explained Anne frigidly, without even looking at her rescuer, "and I had to drift down to Camelot in the barge--I mean the flat.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
During the whole of Mary's confinement, the house of Camelot conspired in her behalf.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
The ladies of the court ignored his existence, while, as for those wandering damsels who came periodically to Camelot to complain of the behaviour of dragons, giants, and the like, and to ask permission of the king to take a knight back with them to fight their cause (just as, nowadays, one goes out and calls a policeman), he simply had no chance.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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