Meliboean

M3E1L1I1B3O1E1A1N1

adjective

alternately responsive

Scrabble 13

Meanings

Meliboean1

adjectiveMeliboean (not comparable)

alternative Melibean

  1. not comparablecommunicationsalternately responsive

Meliboean2

adjectiveMeliboean (not comparable)

alternative Melibean

  1. not comparableOf or relating to the ancient town and polis of Meliboea in ancient Thessaly.
nounMeliboean (plural Meliboeans)

plural Meliboeans · alternative Melibean

  1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Meliboea.

Origin

From the name of a shepherd in Virgil's first eclogue.

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APA

Meliboean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meliboean

MLA

“Meliboean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meliboean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meliboean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meliboean.

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