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Pythian Games

plural noun

one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every four years at Delphi in honor of Apollo.

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Origin of Pythian Games

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby Pythian Games

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

Pythian Games

pl n

(in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad (ˈpɪθɪˌæd)
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