adjective
1.
frenzied; agitated; unrestrained.
2.
(initial capital letter) . Also, Cor·y·ban·tian 
[kawr-uh-ban-shuh
n, kor-] , Cor·y·ban·tine [kawr-uh-ban-tin, -tahyn, kor-] . of or pertaining to a Corybant.
[kawr-uh-ban-shuhn, kor-] , Cor·y·ban·tine [kawr-uh-ban-tin, -tahyn, kor-] . of or pertaining to a Corybant.
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Corybant (ˈkɒrɪˌbænt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl Corybants, Corybantes | |
| classical myth a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele | |
| [C14: from Latin Corybās, from Greek Korubas, probably of Phrygian origin] | |
| Cory'bantian | |
| —adj | |
| Cory'bantic | |
| —adj | |
| Cory'bantine | |
| —adj | |
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