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polyphloisboian
polyphloisboian, a. (ˌpɒlɪflɔɪsˈbɔɪən) Also poluphloisboian, polyphlœsbœan, -phloisbean. [Humorously f. Gr. πολυϕλοίσβοιο (θαλάσσης) ‘of the loud-roaring (sea)’, echoic phrase often used by Homer; Epic gen. of πολύϕλοισβος, f. πολύς much + ϕλοῖσβος roaring, din. The Roman spelling is polyphlœsbœ-, w...
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polyphloisbic
polyphloisbic, a. rare—1. (pɒlɪˈflɔɪzbɪk) [f. as polyphloisboian a. + -ic.] = polyphloisboian a.1915 R. Brooke Lett. (1968) 662 Will the sea be polyphloisbic and wine dark and unvintageable (you, of course, know if it is)?
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