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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi;
- Example: "Delphic oracle"
[syn: Delphic, Delphian]

2. obscurely prophetic;
- Example: "Delphic pronouncements"
- Example: "an oracular message"
[syn: Delphic, oracular]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Delphic \Del"phic\, a. [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko`s, fr.
   Delfoi`, L. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri.]
   (Gr. Antiq.)
   1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that
      place.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." --New
      York Times. Delphin


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Delphic
    adj 1: of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at
           Delphi; "Delphic oracle" [syn: Delphic, Delphian]
    2: obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular
       message" [syn: Delphic, oracular]