Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Lybian
Lybian, proper adj. [Gk < Heb. Lehabim, descendent of Noah (Gen. 10:13) or Lubims (2 Chron. 12:3).]
Of Libya; pertaining to the north African country bordering Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea; [fig.] warm; hot; dry; arid; like a desert.
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