- phoenix phoe·nix n
- ['fiːnɪks]
fenice f
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phoenix phoe·nix n
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Phoe|nix — «FEE nihks», noun. 1. a mythical bird, the only one of its kind, said to live 500 or many thousands of years, to burn itself on a funeral pyre of herbs and to rise again from a small worm in the ashes, fresh and beautiful, for another long life.… … Useful english dictionary
phoe|nix — «FEE nihks», noun. 1. a mythical bird, the only one of its kind, said to live 500 or many thousands of years, to burn itself on a funeral pyre of herbs and to rise again from a small worm in the ashes, fresh and beautiful, for another long life.… … Useful english dictionary
phoenix — phoe|nix [ˈfi:nıks] n [Date: 800 900; : Latin; Origin: Greek phoinix red, Phoenician, phoenix , from phoinos blood red ] 1.) a magic bird that is born from a fire, according to ancient stories 2.) rise like a phoenix from the ashes to become… … Dictionary of contemporary English
phoenix — phoe|nix [ finıks ] noun count an imaginary bird in ancient stories that lives for 500 years and then burns to death, with a new phoenix rising from the ASHES when the flames are gone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
phoenix — phoe·nix … English syllables
Phoenix — Phoe•nix [[t]ˈfi nɪks[/t]] n. geg the capital of Arizona, in the central part. 1,159,014 … From formal English to slang
phoenix — phoe•nix [[t]ˈfi nɪks[/t]] n. 1) myt (sometimes cap.) a fabulous bird that after a life of five or six centuries immolates itself on a pyre and rises from the ashes to begin a new cycle of years: often an emblem of immortality or of reborn… … From formal English to slang
Phoenix Islands — Phoe′nix Is′lands n. pl. geg a group of eight coral islands in the central Pacific: part of Kiribati. 11 sq. mi. (28 sq. km) … From formal English to slang
