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Chalybean

Chalybean adjective: of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people from Pontus, famed for working in iron and steel.

Adjective

Chalybean (comparative more Chalybean, superlative most Chalybean)

  1. (historical) Of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people from Pontus, famed for working in iron and steel.
    • Chalybean steel

Noun

Chalybean (plural Chalybeans)

  1. (historical) A member of this ancient group of people.

Forms of Chalybean

Adjective
comparativemore Chalybean
superlativemost Chalybean
Noun
pluralChalybeans

Questions about Chalybean

What does Chalybean mean?
Chalybean means of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people from Pontus, famed for working in iron and steel.
What part of speech is Chalybean?
Chalybean can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Chalybean in the dictionary

  1. chalutziuth
  2. Chalvey
  3. Chalvington
  4. Chalvington with Ripe
  5. chalybaeizanic acid
  6. Chalybean
  7. Chalybeans
  8. chalybeate
  9. chalybeates
  10. chalybeous
  11. Chalybes

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