tibicen
UK/tɪˈbaɪsɪn/
tibicen noun: a flute-player; a piper, flautist.
Noun
tibicen (plural tibicines)
- A flute-player; a piper, flautist.
- When the Lacedaemonians went to battle a Tibicen played soft and soothing music to temper their courage.1776, Charles Burney, chapter X, in A General History of Music, volume I, published 1789, page 173
- But this man’s words are spirit itself, and burn their niche in Time, to last as long as that will. Take two of them: “Soldiers, forty centuries look down upon you!” and again, “Behold the sun of Austerlitz!” When you speak, speak thus to men; such words are deeds; and come not as from one who...1891, Charles A. Ward, “Napoleonic Rule”, in Oracles of Nostradamus, page 251
- Synonyms:
- aulete, tibicinist
Synonyms of tibicen
Forms of tibicen
| plural | tibicines |
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Origin of tibicen
From the Latin tībīcen (“piper, flautist”).
Words that rhyme with tibicen
Questions about tibicen
- What does tibicen mean?
- Tibicen means a flute-player; a piper, flautist.
- What part of speech is tibicen?
- Tibicen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tibicen?
- Tibicen is pronounced /tɪˈbaɪsɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tibicen?
- The plural of tibicen is tibicines.
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