Pythiad
[ pith-ee-ad ]
/ ˈpɪθ iˌæd /
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noun
the four-year period between two celebrations of the Pythian Games.
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Origin of Pythiad
1835–45; <Greek Pȳthiad- (stem of Pȳthiás)
Words nearby Pythiad
Pythagoreanism, Pythagorean scale, Pythagorean theorem, Pytheas, Pythia, Pythiad, Pythian, Pythian Games, Pythias, pythogenic, python
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