Atlas-like
English
Alternative forms
- Atlaslike
Etymology
Atlas + -like
Adjective
Atlas-like
- Resembling or characteristic of the mythological Atlas.
Usage notes
- The hyphenated form is multiple times more common than the solid form.[1] GPO manual favors using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]
References
- [Atlas - like/Atlaslike] at Google Ngram Viewer
- 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov