Lizet Elaine (simplyn2deep) wrote in 1_million_words,
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Word of the Day 07/01/17 Sibylline

Sibylline (adjective)
sibylline [sib-uh-leen, -lahyn, -lin]

adjective
1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.
2. mysterious; cryptic.

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Origin: First recorded in 1570-80, sibylline is from the Latin word Sibyllīnus pertaining to a sibyl. See sibyl, -ine

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