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Cabiri

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[kuh-bahy-rahy, -ree] / kəˈbaɪ raɪ, -ri /
Also Cabeiri,

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.


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Seafair attendancePacMed Center'The Ring' is back The Cabiri: ‘Ailuran’ 8 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2013

His involvement in “Ailuran” is clearly thrilling to Murphy and Cabiri managing director Charly McCreary.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2013

Kettner, now in her second season with the Cabiri, has no gymnastics background either.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2011

The final felicitous touch: This year the Cabiri have, counterintuitively, recruited a stand-up comedian — the quick-witted Cameron Esposito — to emcee the show.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2010

And releasing Diane, who had revived, he rushed forward, seized the prostrate savant from amid the unresisting Cabiri, and bore him to safety.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 by Various

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