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  1. 1. a. Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi. Source: opted
  2. 2. Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi. Pythian games (Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national festivals of ancient Greece, celebrated near Delphi, in honor of Apollo, the conqueror of the dragon Python, at first once in eight years, afterward once in four. Source: webster
  3. 3. Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to thepriestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi. Pythian games(Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national festivals of ancientGreece, celebrated near Delphi, in honor of Apollo, the conqueror ofthe dragon Python, at first once in eight years, afterward once infour. Source: adambom
  4. 4. a. Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi. Source: ecdict

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