What does "theban" mean?
Theban: Of or pertaining to Thebes. Theban year (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant.
Additional senses
- 2.A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man. I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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