Delphi

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Delphi

/ˈdɛlfi/ Canada, UK
[ˈdɛɫfi] Canada, UK

Sounds like delfie · Rhymes with -ɛlfi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Delphi.

proper noun

A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle.
rare A female given name from Ancient Greek, as well a diminutive of Delphine.
A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Indiana, United States.
A programming language dialect based on Pascal.
A method for obtaining consensus from a group of experts; see Delphi method in Wikipedia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: soothsayer, oracle, pythia, sibyl, prophet, seer, diviner, prognosticator, predictor, prophesier, medium, fortuneteller, visionary, clairvoyant, augur, foreteller

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name city of ancient Greece

Español	Delfos
中文	德爾斐 /德尔斐 Dé'ěrfěi
हिन्दी	डेल्फी ḍelphī
Português	Delfos
Français	Delphes
Deutsch	Delphi
Italiano	Delfi
Ελληνικά	Δελφοί Delfoí
Русский	Де́льфы Délʹfy
עברית	דלפי délfi

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"Delphi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/delphi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Delphi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/delphi

Chicago

"Delphi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/delphi.

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@misc{delphi_2026,
  title = {Delphi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delphi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}