Meliboean

English

Alternative forms

• Melibean

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

Meliboean (not comparable)

1. (poetry) alternately responsive

Etymology 2

Adjective

Meliboean (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the ancient town and polis of Meliboea in ancient Thessaly.

Noun

Meliboean (plural Meliboeans)

1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Meliboea.