adj
pythonic
Pythonic (adj) means of or pertaining to, or resembling, a python (“large constricting snake of the family Pythonidae”); pythonlike.
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Of or pertaining to, or resembling, a python (“large constricting snake of the family Pythonidae”); pythonlike.
"The blue glitter of Mr Kelly's eyes in the uttermost depths of their orbits became fixed, then veiled by the classical pythonic glaze."
— Samuel Beckett (1938)
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Etymology
Formed from python ("snake of the family Pythonidae") and -ic (suffix meaning 'of or pertaining to' forming adjectives from nouns). Python itself derives from Latin Pȳthōn, from Ancient Greek Πῡ́θων (Pū́thōn, "Python, mythical serpent which lived at Delphi"), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ, "Pytho, ancient name of Delphi; Python, the mythical serpent") (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ("deep; dark (?); unclear (?)") or *puH- ("foul, rotten")) plus -ων (-ōn, suffix forming possessives).
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What is the meaning of pythonic?
"pythonic" (adj) means of or pertaining to, or resembling, a python (“large constricting snake of the family Pythonidae”); pythonlike.
