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SERBONIAN
Ser*bo"ni*an, a.
Definition: Relating to the lake of Serbonis in Egypt, which by reason of the sand blowing into it had a deceptive appearance of being solid land, but was a bog. A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog . . . Where armies whole have sunk. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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