Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Theban"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Theban \The"ban\, a. [L. Thebanus.]
Of or pertaining to Thebes.
{Theban year} (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days
and 6 hours. --J. Bryant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Theban \The"ban\, n.
A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.
I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Theban
n : an inhabitant of ancient Thebes [syn: {Theban}]
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