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pythoness Definition

py·tho·ness (pī′t̸hə nis)

noun

  1. a priestess of Apollo at Delphi
  2. any woman soothsayer; prophetess

Etymology: ME phitonesse < MFr phitonise < ML phytonissa < LL(Ec) pythonissa < Gr Pythōn < Pythō: see Pythian

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  1. ‹ python
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  5. ‹ Pythia
  6. ‹ Pythagoreanism
  7. ‹ Pythagorean theorem
  8. ‹ Pythagoras
  9. ‹ pyruvic acid
  10. ‹ pyrrole
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