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# sibyl

noun (sibyls)

«sibyl» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A sibyl is, in old stories, a woman who was believed to be able to foretell the future. (old use) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibyl/#m1)

### In the lessons

in classical tales a sibyl is a prophetess who gives wise or mysterious warnings, often written down in books.

### Examples

- After the books were sold, the Sibyl vanished and was seen no more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibyl/#x1)
- The sibyl warned the king of the coming storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibyl/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sibyl» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibyl/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sibyl» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sibyl.html) on Mova free.