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Delphin
adjective
Del·phin
\ˈdelfə̇n\
Definition of Delphin
: of or relating to the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics prepared in the reign of Louis XIV of France
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Origin and Etymology of delphin
from the Delphin classics; Delphin from Medieval Latin delphinus dauphin, from Middle French dalphin; from the words in usum Serenissimi Delphini “for the use of the most serene Dauphin” inscribed on the title page
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