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Hyblean

Hyblean is the alternative form of Hyblaean.

Meaning of Hyblaean

Adjective

Hyblaean (comparative more Hyblaean, superlative most Hyblaean)

  1. Of, from or relating to the Hyblaean Mountains in southeastern Sicily, Italy.
  2. (historical) Of, from or relating to Hybla, three ancient cities of Sicily, famous for their bees and honey.
  3. (obsolete, poetic) Honeyed.
    • The wise extract earth's most Hyblean bliss,
      Superior wisdom, crown'd with smiling joy.1742, Edward Young, Night Thoughts, Night II

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Forms of Hyblean

Adjective
comparativemore Hyblean
superlativemost Hyblean
Noun
pluralHybleans

Questions about Hyblean

What is Hyblean the alternative form of?
Hyblean is the alternative form of Hyblaean.

Words near Hyblean in the dictionary

  1. Hyblaean
  2. Hyblaean Mountains
  3. Hyblaeans
  4. hyblaeid
  5. hyblaeids
  6. Hyblean
  7. Hybleans
  8. hybocarpone
  9. hybodont
  10. hybodontid
  11. hybodontids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hyblean (page history and authors); Hyblaean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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