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Hyblaean
adjective
Hy·blae·an
\(ˈ)hī¦blēən\
Definition of Hyblaean
: mellifluous honeyed golden and Hyblaean eloquence — A. C. Swinburne
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Origin and Etymology of hyblaean
Latin hyblaeus of Hybla (from Greek hyblaios, from Hybla, ancient town in Sicily famous for the excellence of its honey) + English -an
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