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- [pahy-thuh-nis, pith-uh-]
- /ˈpaɪ θə nɪs, ˈpɪθ ə-/
- /ˈpaɪ.θə.nes/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahy-thuh-nis, pith-uh-]
- /ˈpaɪ θə nɪs, ˈpɪθ ə-/
Definitions of pythoness word
- noun pythoness a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi. 1
- noun pythoness a woman who practices divination. 1
- noun pythoness a woman, such as Apollo's priestess at Delphi, believed to be possessed by an oracular spirit 0
- noun pythoness a female soothsayer 0
- noun pythoness a priestess of Apollo at Delphi 0
- noun pythoness any woman soothsayer; prophetess 0
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Origin of pythoness
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; python2 + -ess; replacing Middle English phytonesse < Middle French
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Parts of speech for Pythoness
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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pythoness popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
pythoness usage trend in Literature
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