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Webster 1913 Edition


Theban

The′ban

,
Adj.
[L.
Thebanus
.]
Of or pertaining to Thebes.
Theban year
(Anc. Chron.)
,
the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours.
J. Bryant.

The′ban

,
Noun.
A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.
I’ll talk a word with this same learned
Theban
.
Shakespeare