Delphi

English

/ˈdɛlfi/

proper noun

Definitions

A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle
(city/county seat in Carroll County).
A programming language dialect based on (programming language)|Pascal.
A method for obtaining consensus from a group of experts; see Delphi method in Wikipedia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δελφοί.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Δελφοί

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Cognates and derived terms

Delphian English
Delphic English
Δελφοί Ancient Greek
*gʷelbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
Δελφοί Greek (modern)