sibylline

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Synonyms: sibyllic, sibyllist, sybilline, zibelline, sibylle

Antonyms: sibyllic, sibyllist, sybilline, zibelline, sibylle

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Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to or resembling a [[sibyl]] or female [[oracle]], especially the [[w:Cumaean Sibyl|Cumaean Sibyl]] and the [[w:Sibylline Books|Sibylline Books]]. {{defdate|from late 16th c.}}
2. [[excessively|Excessively]] and [[exorbitantly]] expensive. ''(In allusion to the Sibyl who sold three books to Tarquinius Superbus at the price of the original nine.)''

Noun

1. One of the {{w|Sibylline Oracles}} or {{w|Sibylline Books}}.

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