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Pyth⋅i⋅an

  [pith-ee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. Also, Pythic. of or pertaining to Delphi, in ancient Greece.
2. of or pertaining to Apollo, with reference to his oracle at Delphi.
–noun
3. a Pythian priestess.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L Pȳthi(us) (< Gk Pȳ́thios of Delphi and the oracle) + -an
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Pyth·ic   (pĭth'ĭk)   
adj.  Pythian.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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