Phil

¹ American  

[fil] / fɪl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Philip.

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phil- ² American  

1. variant of philo- before a vowel.

   philanthropy.

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phil. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. philosophical.

2. philosophy.

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Phil. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Bible. Philemon.

2. Philip.

3. Bible. Philippians.

4. Philippine.

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Phil. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Philippians

2. Philippines

3. Philadelphia

4. Philharmonic

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phil. ² British  

abbreviation

1. philosophy

2. philharmonic

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Example Sentences

Nonetheless, in 1971, a California Democratic congressman named Phil Burton blew the whistle after the fact, reading the secret Justice Department memo into the Congressional Record.

From Los Angeles Times

I played with Phil Billing at Bournemouth and he was on the bench for Denmark.

From BBC

We ran our findings and methodology by Phil Neff, a researcher at the University of Washington Center for Human Rights and Joseph Gunther, a mathematician who researches immigration-related datasets and former ICE officials.

From Salon

Phil Foden's stoppage-time appearance in Manchester City's Carabao Cup final victory over Arsenal felt like a "charity" substitution, says former England captain Wayne Rooney.

From BBC

But to see Phil Foden coming on in a cup final, it felt like a charity sub to get him on the pitch.

From BBC