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Phoenix

Pronunciation: [ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]

“Phoenix” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. Phoenician (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

adjective

  1. Phoenician

proper noun

  1. Phoenix (a companion of Achilles to the Trojan War in the Iliad, son of Amyntor and father of Adonis)
  2. Phoenix (a son of Agenor and Telephassa, brother of Europa and Cadmus, eponym of Phoenicia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

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