Cibber

[ sib-er ]

/ ˈsɪb ər /

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noun

Col·ley

[kol-ee], /ˈkɒl i/, 1671–1757, English actor and dramatist: poet laureate 1730–57.

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Words nearby Cibber

Ciano, ciao, Ciardi, cib., cibarium, Cibber, Cíbola, ciborium, C.I.C., CICA, cicada

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How to use Cibber in a sentence

The question then becomes: why did he continually provoke Cibber, knowing the latter had such a story at hand?
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope|Colley Cibber
Cibber almost new wrote the whole, and the last act was entirely his in conduct, sentiment and diction.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
It was the work of Cibber, who gave it in 1679, in payment of his admission fee to the membership of the company.
Bygone London|Frederick Ross
Colley Cibber, actor and dramatist, altered and adapted some of Shakspere's plays.
Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson|Thomas Babington Macaulay

The close of the Book was as much improved as the opening by the changes consequent on the substitution of Cibber for Theobald.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Cibber

Cibber

/ (ˈsɪbə) /

noun

Colley (ˈkɒlɪ). 1671–1757, English actor and dramatist; poet laureate (1730–57)

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