Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HY-PER-BO'RE-AN
HY-PER-BO'RE-AN, a. [L. hyperboreus; Gr. υπερβορεος; υπερ, beyond, and βορεας, the north.]
- Northern; belonging to or inhabiting a region very far north; most northern.
- Very cold; frigid.
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