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Definitions for Phenix

[1] phoenix.
[2] (sometimes initial capital letter ) a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years: often an emblem of immortality or of reborn idealism or hope.
[3] genitive Phoe·ni·cis [fee-nahy -sis, -nee -] /fiˈnaɪ sɪs, -ˈni-/ . (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . a southern constellation between Hydrus and Sculptor.
[4] a person or thing of peerless beauty or excellence; paragon.
[5] a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity or apparent annihilation.
[6] a US spelling of phoenix
[7] a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Grus and Eridanus
[8] a city in central Arizona, capital city of the state, on the Salt River. Pop: 1 388 416 (2003 est)
[9] a legendary Arabian bird said to set fire to itself and rise anew from the ashes every 500 years
[10] a person or thing of surpassing beauty or quality

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Origin of Phenix

oenixbefore 900; < Latin < Greek phoînix a mythical bird, purple-red color, Phoenician, date palm; replacing Middle English, Old English fēnix < Medieval Latin; Latin as above

Word origin for Phenix

oenixOld English fenix, via Latin from Greek phoinix; identical in form with Greek Phoinix Phoenician, purple