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< Sibuyan Sea
sibylline >
sib·yl
(s
b
l)
KEY
NOUN:
One of a number of women regarded as oracles or prophets by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
A woman prophet.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English
sibile
, from Old French, from Latin
Sibylla
, from Greek
Sibulla
Thesaurus: synonyms for sibyl
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