Gibbon

biographical name

Gib·bon ˈgi-bən

Edward 1737–1794 English historian

Gibbonesque

ˌgi-bə-ˈnesk

adjective

or Gibbonian

gi-ˈbō-nē-ən

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gibbon

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gib·bon ˈgib-ən

: any of several tailless apes of southeastern Asia that are smaller and spend more time in trees than the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan

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