phoebe
[ fee-bee ]
/ ˈfi bi /
noun
any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, especially S. phoebe, of eastern North America.
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Origin of phoebe
1690–1700, Americanism; imitative; spelling by influence of Phoebe
Words nearby phoebe
phocine, Phocion, Phocis, phocomelia, phocomelic dwarf, phoebe, Phoebus, Phoenicia, Phoenician, phoenix, Phoenix Islands
Definition for phoebe (2 of 2)
Phoebe
[ fee-bee ]
/ ˈfi bi /
noun
Classical Mythology. a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaia and mother of Leto, later identified with Artemis and with the Roman goddess Diana.
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
Literary. the moon personified.
a female given name.
Origin of Phoebe
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Phebe, Phebee, from Latin Phoebē, from Greek Phoíbē, feminine of phoîbos “shining, radiant, bright”; see Phoebus
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British Dictionary definitions for phoebe (1 of 3)
phoebe
/ (ˈfiːbɪ) /
noun
any of several greyish-brown North American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, such as S. phoebe (eastern phoebe)
Word Origin for phoebe
C19: imitative of the bird's call
British Dictionary definitions for phoebe (2 of 3)
Phoebe1
Phebe
/ (ˈfiːbɪ) /
noun
classical myth a Titaness, who later became identified with Artemis (Diana) as goddess of the moon
poetic a personification of the moon
British Dictionary definitions for phoebe (3 of 3)
Phoebe2
/ (ˈfiːbɪ) /
noun
the outermost satellite of the planet Saturn. It has retrograde motion and a dark surface
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