Phoenix vs. Pheonix
Phoenixnoun
(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.
Phoenixnoun
(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile.
Phoenixnoun
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies.
Phoenixnoun
(historical) A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.
Phoenixnoun
Same as Phenix.
Phoenixnoun
A genus of palms including the date tree.
Phoenixnoun
the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation
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a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
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a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
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a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
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the state capital of Arizona; population 1,567,924 (est. 2008). Its dry climate makes it a popular winter resort.
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a southern constellation (the Phoenix), west of Grus.
Phoenixnoun
used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Phoenix
Pheonixnoun
misspelling of phoenix
