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Phenix
(gcide) | Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.]
[Written also ph[oe]nix.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed
by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes.
Hence, an emblem of immortality.
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2. (Astron.) A southern constellation.
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3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer.
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4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and
was restored to its former state.
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to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an
apparently final defeat.
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Phenixes
(gcide) | Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.]
[Written also ph[oe]nix.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed
by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes.
Hence, an emblem of immortality.
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2. (Astron.) A southern constellation.
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3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer.
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4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and
was restored to its former state.
[PJC]
to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an
apparently final defeat.
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