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| phoe·nix [ fniks ] (plural phoe·nix·es) or phe·nix [ fniks ] (plural phe·nix·es) |
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1. mythological bird: in ancient mythology, a bird resembling an eagle that lived for 500 years and then burned itself to death on a pyre from whose ashes another phoenix arose. It commonly appears in literature as a symbol of death and resurrection.
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2. somebody or something beautiful or unique: a supremely beautiful, rare, or unique person or thing
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 a phoenix of princes
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| [Pre-12th century. Via French and Latin< Greek phoinix] |
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