Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-uh-bant, kor-]
- /ˈkɔr əˌbænt, ˈkɒr-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kawr-uh-bant, kor-]
- /ˈkɔr əˌbænt, ˈkɒr-/
Definitions of corybant word
- noun corybant a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele 3
- noun corybant any of the attendants who follow the Phrygian goddess Cybele with dancing and frenzied orgies 3
- noun corybant a priest in the worship of Cybele 3
- noun corybant a reveler 3
- noun plural corybant Classical Mythology. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing. 1
- noun plural corybant an ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele. 1
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Origin of corybant
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin Corybant- (stem of Corybās) < Greek Korybant- (stem of Korýbās)
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Parts of speech for Corybant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
corybant popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
corybant usage trend in Literature
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