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serpent [ˈsɜːpənt] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a literary or dialect word for snake 2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1-5) 3. a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person 4. (Music / Instruments) an obsolete wind instrument resembling a snake in shape, the bass form of the cornett 5. a firework that moves about with a serpentine motion when ignited [via Old French from Latin serpēns a creeping thing, from serpere to creep; related to Greek herpein to crawl] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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