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Added 9 October 2026

python

/ˈpaɪθən/ noun

Latin root: pȳthon Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about python at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Large Old World boas.
A soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit.
(Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi.

Origin

From Latin pȳthon, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.

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