serpent: Meaning and Definition of
ser•pent
Pronunciation: (sûr'punt), [key]
— n.
- a snake.
- a wily, treacherous, or malicious person.
- the Devil; Satan. Gen. 3:1–5.
- a firework that burns with serpentine motion or flame.
- an obsolete wooden wind instrument with a serpentine shape and a deep, coarse tone. Cf.
- (cap.)the constellation Serpens.
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