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# delphic

adjective

«delphic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Relating to Delphi, an old Greek town with a famous shrine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delphic/#m1)
2. Hard to understand, with a hidden meaning, like the sayings of the old Delphic oracle (old use). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delphic/#m2)

### In the lessons

in myths a Delphic priestess or message is mysterious, and the reader must work out its meaning

### Examples

- The Delphic priestess spoke in riddles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delphic/#x1)
- His answer was Delphic and puzzled us all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delphic/#x2)
- The baby was found by a Delphic priestess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delphic/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «delphic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delphic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«delphic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delphic.html) on Mova free.