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Sybil^¹

noun Sybils

Prophetess; hag. Alternative form: sybil
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Sybil attack

proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek, the most popular spelling variant of Sibyl since the 19th century. "I beg your pardon," said Egremont blushing; "I was reading your name. I thought I was reading it to myself. Sybil Gerard! What a beautiful name is Sybil!" "My mother's name," said Gerard; "and my grandame's name, and a name I believe that has been about our hearth as long as our race; and that's a

sybil^²

noun sybils

Alternative letter-case form of Sybil

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@misc{sybil_2026,
  title = {sybil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sybil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}