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| phy·le [ flee ] (plural phy·lae [ flee ]) |
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ancient Greek clan: any of a number of clans into which some peoples of ancient Greece were divided. The phylae formed political and administrative units within the large city-states.
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| [Mid-19th century. < Greek phulē "tribe"] |
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 phy·lic adjective |
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