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python

pyt·hon

UK/ˈpaɪθən/ US/ˈpaɪθɑn/ fairly common informal slang

noun

1.

large Old World boas

2.

a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit

3.

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.

Phrases

  • drain the python
  • Monty Python
  • pig in the python
  • siphon the python
  • syphon the python

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