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Word: Serpent
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French from Latin serpent- ‘creeping’, from the verb serpere
ˈsəːp(ə)nt
a large snake.
Short Definition:large snake
a sly or treacherous person, especially one who exploits a position of trust in order to betray it.
Short Definition:sly person
a bass wind instrument made of leather-covered wood in three U-shaped turns, with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and few keys.
Short Definition:bass wind instrument made of leather-covered wood in three U-shaped turns
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