Delphic oracle, the


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Pronunciation: / ˈdɛlfɪk ˈɒrək(ə)l ðə;ðɪ;ðiː /

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  1. a TEMPLE (= a holy building) in the town of Delphi in Greece where, in ancient times, a priestess gave answers from the god APOLLO to questions people asked him. His answers were often mysterious and difficult to understand, and were often in the form of a RIDDLE (= a deliberately confusing question that has a clever answer) .
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