phenix
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"A phenix rising from his ashes!" he said.
From A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants. ÷ bird, the phenix.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
"Vous seriez le phenix des hotes de ces bois!"
From Emile by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
He gave little heed to Ermita, the phenix of nipa that had rearisen from its ashes under the form of blue and white houses with red-painted roofs of corrugated iron.
From The Social Cancer by Derbyshire, Charles E.
I am only the echo of vague rumors, otherwise I have no reason to defame this phenix of notaries.
From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Sue, Eugène
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