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ribible

/ɹɪˈbaɪbəl/

ribible noun: a ribibe or rebec.

Noun

ribible (plural ribibles)

  1. (obsolete) A ribibe or rebec.
    • (469) […] these gleemen […] not only played on harp and sytol, rote, sawtry, and ribible, but sang hymns to heaven in praise of the saint whose remains lay enshrined before them.1853, Canon Daniel Rock, chapter 10, in The Church of Our Fathers, volume 3

Forms of ribible

pluralribibles

Origin of ribible

ribibe + -le (diminutive)

Questions about ribible

What does ribible mean?
Ribible means a ribibe or rebec.
What part of speech is ribible?
Ribible is a noun.
How do you pronounce ribible?
Ribible is pronounced /ɹɪˈbaɪbəl/.
What is the plural of ribible?
The plural of ribible is ribibles.

Words near ribible in the dictionary

  1. ribgrasses
  2. Ribhu
  3. Ribhus
  4. ribibe
  5. ribibes
  6. ribible
  7. ribibles
  8. Ribier
  9. Ribiers
  10. ribin
  11. ribins

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