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A.Word.A.Day--hibernian Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio Hibernian (hie-BUR-nee-uhn) adjective 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish. noun 2. A native of Ireland. [Hiberni(a), the Latin and poetic name for the island of Ireland + -an] "A tremulous bit of post-Angela's Ashes cinder raking about a gloomy American-born teacher (James Caan) who goes to Ireland to learn about his dead father, a gloomy Hibernian (Aidan Quinn) thwarted in his youthful love for a rosy-cheeked lass ...." Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum, Movies/The Week, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 1999. X-Bonus The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. -Aristotle

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