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sibylline

adjective (no comparative form)

«sibylline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Sibylline means of or like a sibyl; mysterious and hard to understand, as if giving a hidden prophecy. (rare) tree →

In the lessons

in tales, sibylline books or oracles are old collections of prophecies that were kept and consulted for guidance.

Examples

These oracles were collected to replace the Sibylline books. tree →
The Sibylline oracles were kept in gilt chests. tree →
Her answer was sibylline and puzzling. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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