Synonyms for gibbon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gib-uh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪb ən

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Définition of gibbon

Origin : 1770, from French gibbon (18c.), supposedly from a word in the French colonies of India but not found in any language there. Brought to Europe by Marquis Joseph-François Dupleix (1697-1763), French governor general in India 1742-54. The surname is Old French Giboin, from Frankish *Geba-win "gift-friend," or in some cases a diminutive of Gibb, itself a familiar form of Gilbert.

As in primate : noun order of mammals
As in anthropoid : noun ape

Example sentences :

Gibbon said of Lady Elizabeth that she was the most alluring of women.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

She began her daily hour of Gibbon after breakfast with great zeal.
Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope

Gibbon and Doubleday somehow deployed and seized a portion of the orchard.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Doubleday and Gibbon suffered fearfully, and Ewell and Taliaferro suffered.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

We have only to consider the absurdity of a handy-volume Gibbon or a folio Lamb.
Extract from : « The Booklover and His Books » by Harry Lyman Koopman

Gibbon and Mommsen are the great examples to which he points.
Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James

If you want to know how rapidly the Empire went down, ask Gibbon.
Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage

Gibbon ignored the Virgin, because in 1789 religious monuments were out of fashion.
Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams

An excellent edition of Gibbon was one of the first results.
Extract from : « Historical and Political Essays » by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

After he had finished, one of his friends reproached him with flattering Gibbon.
Extract from : « The Jest Book » by Mark Lemon

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