python
1[ pahy-thon, -thuh n ]
/ ˈpaɪ θɒn, -θən /
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noun
any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 feet (6 meters): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.
Nearby words
pythian, pythian games, pythias, pythogenic, pythogenous, python, pythonesque, pythoness, pythonic, pyuria, pyx
Origin of python
1Definition for python (2 of 4)
python
2[ pahy-thon, -thuh n ]
/ ˈpaɪ θɒn, -θən /
noun
a spirit or demon.
a person who is possessed by a spirit and prophesies by its aid.
Origin of python
2Definition for python (3 of 4)
Python
1[ pahy-thon, -thuh n ]
/ ˈpaɪ θɒn, -θən /
noun Classical Mythology.
a large dragon who guarded the chasm at Delphi from which prophetic vapors emerged. He was finally killed by Apollo, who established his oracle on the site.
Origin of Python
11390–1400; Middle English, from Latin Pȳthōn, from Greek Pȳ́thōn
Definition for python (4 of 4)
Python
2[ pahy-thon ]
/ ˈpaɪ θɒn /
Digital Technology, Trademark.
an open-source, high-level programming language known for its readability and support for multiple programming styles, and, due to its many libraries, a large range of applications.
Origin of Python
2coined in 1989 by Python's creator Guido van Rossum after the comedy troupe Monty Python
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British Dictionary definitions for python (1 of 2)
python
/ (ˈpaɪθən) /
noun
any large nonvenomous snake of the family Pythonidae of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, such as Python reticulatus (reticulated python). They can reach a length of more than 20 feet and kill their prey by constriction
Derived Formspythonic (paɪˈθɒnɪk), adjective
Word Origin for python
C16: New Latin, after Python
British Dictionary definitions for python (2 of 2)
Python
/ (ˈpaɪθən) /
noun
Greek myth a dragon, killed by Apollo at Delphi
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Word Origin and History for python
python
1580s, fabled serpent, slain by Apollo near Delphi, from Latin Python, from Greek Python "serpent slain by Apollo," probably related to Pytho, the old name of Delphi, perhaps itself related to pythein "to rot," or from PIE *dhubh-(o)n-, from *dheub- "hollow, deep, bottom, depths," and used in reference to the monsters who inhabit them. Zoological application to large non-venomous snakes of the tropics is from 1836, originally in French.
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