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Definition of serpentine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

serpentine

adjective
 
/ˈsɜːpəntaɪn/
 
/ˈsɜːrpəntiːn/
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  1. bending and twisting like a snake synonym winding
    • the serpentine course of the river
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin serpentinus from Latin serpent- ‘creeping’, from the verb serpere.
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