Meanings
Meliboean1
alternative Melibean
- not comparablecommunicationsalternately responsive
Meliboean2
plural Meliboeans · alternative Melibean
- A native or inhabitant of ancient Meliboea.
Origin
From the name of a shepherd in Virgil's first eclogue.
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Meliboean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meliboean
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