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Etymology
From L. term|Sybarita|langla < AGr. term|scpolytonic|Σ�βα�ί�η�|trSubarit�s||inhabitant of Subaris|langgrc < term|scpolytonic|Σ�βα�ι�|trSubaris||Sybaris (an ancient Greek city in southeastern Italy noted for the luxurious, pleasure-seeking habits of many of its inhabitants)|lang=grc

Pronunciation
IPA|/�sɪb��raɪt/

Noun
en-noun

1. A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
2. A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary.

#:*1973: Klein-Rogge jumped in, with all claws out, drove her effeminate husband to suicide, seized her, threw her on his bed, the languid bitch�took her! while gentle Goetzke sat in his office, among his papers and sybarites � Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

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• 2007-10-16 08:35 - Williamsayers79 - /* Etymology */ fix syntax

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