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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The period of four years intervening between one celebration of the Pythian games and the succeeding.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Gr. Antiq.) The period intervening between one celebration of the Pythian games and the next.
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- noun in Ancient Greece the
interval oftime between Pythian games
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek Πυθίας (Puthias), from Πυθία (Pythia, "Pythia").
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