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sibylOne entry found. Main Entry: sib·yl Pronunciation: \ˈsi-bəl\ Function: noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English sibile, sybylle, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French sibile, from Latin sibylla, from Greek Date: 14th century 1 : any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) — si·byl·ic or si·byl·lic \sə-ˈbi-lik\ adjective — sib·yl·line \ˈsi-bə-ˌlīn, -ˌlēn\ adjective
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