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Definition of Phœnix
1. Proper noun. (mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology ¹
2. Proper noun. (constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana. ¹
3. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus ¹
4. Proper noun. The capital city of Arizona, United States. ¹
5. Proper noun. A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II. ¹
6. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of (Phoenix)) ¹
7. Noun. (mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes. ¹
8. Noun. (figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile. ¹
9. Noun. (alternative form of phenix) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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