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serpent

/ˈsɜːpənt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A snake.
  2. An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
  3. A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
  4. A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
  5. To wind or meander
  6. To encircle.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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