Sabaean

/səˈbiː.ən/ adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the ancient Sabaean people.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Sabaean people or their culture.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct Semitic language spoken in Sheba (Saba).

Example

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"Then back, rejoicing, through the liquid air / to Paphos and her home she flies away, / where, steaming with Sabaean incense rare, / an hundred altars breathe with garlands fresh and fair."

Etymology

From Saba + -ean.

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