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单词 corybant
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Cor•y•bant  (kôrə bant′, kor-),USA pronunciation n., pl. Cor•y•ban•tes (kôr′ə bantēz, kor′-),USA pronunciation Cor•y•bants. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.
  2. Antiquityan ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele.
  • Greek Korybant- (stem of Korýbās)
  • Latin Corybant- (stem of Corybās)
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Corybant /ˈkɒrɪˌbænt/ n ( pl Corybants, Corybantes /ˌkɒrɪˈbæntiːz/)
  1. a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin Corybās, from Greek Korubas, probably of Phrygian origin

ˌCoryˈbantian, ˌCoryˈbantic, ˌCoryˈbantine adj
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