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The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.

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  1. The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.

    Greek
  2. An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language invented by Guido van Rossum.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”). The programming language is named after Monty Python.

noun/ˈpaɪθən/UK/ˈpaɪθɑn/General-American/ˈpaɪθɔn/General-American/ˈpaitɔn/Ireland
  1. Any member of the comedy troupe Monty Python: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin.

    informal
    John Cleese is perhaps the best-known of the Pythons.
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”). The programming language is named after Monty Python.

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