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Pythian

[ pith-ee-uhn ]
/ ˈpɪθ i ən /

adjective

Also Pythic. of or relating to Delphi, in ancient Greece.
of or relating to Apollo, with reference to his oracle at Delphi.

noun

a Pythian priestess.

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Origin of Pythian

1590–1600; <Latin Pȳthi(us) (<Greek Pȳ́thios of Delphi and the oracle) + -an

Words nearby Pythian

Pythagorean scale, Pythagorean theorem, Pytheas, Pythia, Pythiad, Pythian, Pythian Games, Pythias, pythogenic, python, Pythonesque
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British Dictionary definitions for Pythian

Pythian
/ (ˈpɪθɪən) /

adjective Also: Pythic

of or relating to Delphi or its oracle

noun

the priestess of Apollo at the oracle of Delphi
an inhabitant of ancient Delphi

Word Origin for Pythian

C16: via Latin Pӯthius from Greek Puthios of Delphi
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