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Sabellian
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noun
a member of a group of early Italian peoples including the Samnites and Sabines.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Latin
Sabell
(
us
) a member of any of the Oscan-speaking Italic ethnic groups +
-ian
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Sabellian
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So is
ort
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flibbertigibbet
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ninnyhammer
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Sabellian
(səˈbɛlɪən)
—
n
1.
an extinct language or group of languages of ancient Italy, surviving only in a few inscriptions belonging to the Osco-Umbrian group
2.
a member of any of the ancient peoples speaking this language, including the Sabines
—
adj
3.
of or relating to this language or its speakers
[C17: from Latin
Sabellī
group of Italian tribes]
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