HyperDic: gibbon

English > 2 senses of the word Gibbon / gibbon:
NOUNperson Gibbon, Edward GibbonEnglish historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
animalgibbon, Hylobates larsmallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail
Gibbon / gibbon > pronunciation
Soundsgih'bahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > Gibbon: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794).
SynonymEdward Gibbon
Instance ofhistorian, historiographerA person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
SpanishEdward Gibbon, Gibbon
CatalanEdward Gibbon
English > gibbon: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningsmallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies.
SynonymHylobates lar
Member ofHylobates, genus Hylobatesgibbons
Broaderlesser apegibbons and siamangs
Spanishgibón, hylobates
Catalangibó

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