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Rather than stone telamons that hold society up, Homer and Plato and Ovid are bodies that some embrace and feel, still, a heartbeat.—Giancarlo Buonomo, New Republic, 3 Oct. 2017
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Latin, from Greek telamōn bearer, supporter; akin to Greek tlēnai to bear — more at tolerate
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