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101Pithecanthropus — /pith i kan threuh peuhs, keuhn throh peuhs/, n. a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus. [ < NL (1891) < Gk píthek(os) ape + ánthropos man] * * * former genus name… …
102pithecoid — /pith i koyd , pi thee koyd/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys. 2. (loosely) apelike; monkeylike. [1860 65; < NL pithec(us) ape ( < Gk píthekos) + OID] * * * …
103Pythia — /pith ee euh/, n. Gk. Myth. the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles. [ < L Pythia < Gk Pythía, fem. of Pythiós PYTHIAN] * * * …
104Pythiad — /pith ee ad /, n. the four year period between two celebrations of the Pythian Games. [1835 45; < Gk Pythiad (s. of Pythiás)] * * * …
105Pythian — /pith ee euhn/, adj. 1. Also, Pythic. 2. of or pertaining to Delphi, in ancient Greece. 3. of or pertaining to Apollo, with reference to his oracle at Delphi. n. 4. a Pythian priestess. [1590 1600; < L Pythi(us) ( < Gk Pýthios of Delphi and the… …
106Pythias — /pith ee euhs/, n. See Damon and Pythias. * * * …
107Pithiatismus — Pith|ia|tịsmus [zu gr. πειϑειν = überreden u. gr. ἰατος = heilbar] m; , ...men: für ↑Hysterie charakteristische Erscheinung, daß die angeblichen Krankheitssymptome durch bloße Überredung und verbale suggestive Beeinflussung seitens Dritter… …
108pithy — pith|y [ˈpıθi] adj if something that is said or written is pithy, it is intelligent and strongly stated, without wasting any words ▪ Press releases must be short and pithy. ▪ a series of pithy quotations >pithily adv …
109pithecanthrope — pith·e·can·thrope …
110pithecanthropic — pith·e·can·throp·ic …
