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sib⋅yl⋅line

[sib-uh-leen, -lahyn, -lin]
–adjective
1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.
2. mysterious; cryptic.
Also, si⋅byl⋅ic, si⋅byl⋅lic [si-bil-ik] .


Origin:
1570–80; < L Sibyllīnus pertaining to a sibyl. See sibyl, -ine 1
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sib·yl·line   (sĭb'ə-līn', -lēn')   
adj.  
  1. Coming from, characteristic of, or relating to a sibyl.

  2. Prophetic; oracular.

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