adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to Delphi or its oracles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Delphic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈdɛlfɪk/
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CMU ARPABET: D EH1 L F IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Obscurely prophetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Alternative form of Delphic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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adj
Meaning 4
Relating to a womb
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Delphic oracle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Delphian
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
obscurely prophetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Delphic pronouncements
- an oracular message
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oracular
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Delphi Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Delphic From Delphi + -ic.
From Ancient Greek δελφύς (delphús, “womb, uterus”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: dèlfic — of or relating to Delphi
- Finnish: delfolainen — of or relating to Delphi
- French: delphique — of or relating to Delphi
- Galician: délfico — of or relating to Delphi
- German: delphisch — of or relating to Delphi
- Greek: δελφικός (delfikós) — of or relating to Delphi
- Ancient Greek: Δελφικός (Delphikós) — of or relating to Delphi
- Hungarian: delphoi — of or relating to Delphi
- Italian: delfico — of or relating to Delphi
- Polish: delficki — of or relating to Delphi
- Portuguese: délfico — of or relating to Delphi
- Russian: дельфи́йский (delʹfíjskij) — of or relating to Delphi
- Spanish: délfico — of or relating to Delphi
- Swedish: delfisk — of or relating to Delphi