• (n.) A farcical drama performed at Atella. • (a.) Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald.
A·tel'lan adjective [ Latin Atellanus , from Atella , an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania.] Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald. -- noun A farcical drama performed at Atella.