Hyblaean

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Hybléen, via Latin hyblaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑβλαῖος (hublaîos, Hyblaean).

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Adjective

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Hyblaean (comparative more Hyblaean, superlative most Hyblaean)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Hyblaean Mountains.
  2. (historical) Of or pertaining to Hybla, three ancient cities of Sicily, famous for their bees and honey.
  3. (poetic, obsolete) Honeyed.
    • 1742, Edward Young, Night Thoughts, Night II:
      The wise extract earth's most Hyblean bliss,
      Superior wisdom, crown'd with smiling joy.

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Noun

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Hyblaean (countable and uncountable, plural Hyblaeans)

  1. (countable) An inhabitant of the Hyblaean area, South-eastern Sicily, or a person from that ancestry.
  2. (uncountable, cooking) A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with the same area or Hyblaean people. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Proper noun

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Hyblaean

  1. The dialects of Sicily spoken in the Hyblaean Mountains.