phoebe
- any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, especially S. phoebe, of eastern North America.
Origin of phoebe
Phoebe
- Classical Mythology. a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea 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.
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Contemporary Examples of phoebe
So when he told me, 'You can come to my show, but you can't come to see Phoebe, and you can't come to see Riccardo, that was odd.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low CultureAmy Zimmerman
December 23, 2014
Remember when Chandler was sexually attracted to sharks and Phoebe raised a litter of baby rats?
Also making Time's list are Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet and Céline's creative director, Phoebe Philo.
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April 24, 2014
There was that innocently ignoble time Phoebe Buffay pretended she was a physician named Dr. Regina Phalange.
In a shocking turn, minimalist Phoebe Philo presented a bold new aesthetic for Céline next spring.
Historical Examples of phoebe
Her sister Phoebe, heart-broken by her loss, followed soon after.
The Works of Whittier, Volume IV (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
Phoebe bit her lips because she wanted to treat the subject very seriously.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
"That my girl," Phoebe explained, stopping the soft pat—pat of her butter-ladle.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
Phoebe in her earnestness forgot to keep within the limitations of their dialect.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
Grant did not even look at Phoebe, but his purpose seemed to waver in spite of himself.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
phoebe
- any of several greyish-brown North American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, such as S. phoebe (eastern phoebe)
Word Origin for phoebe
Phoebe
1Phebe
- classical myth a Titaness, who later became identified with Artemis (Diana) as goddess of the moon
- poetic a personification of the moon
Phoebe
2- the outermost satellite of the planet Saturn. It has retrograde motion and a dark surface
Word Origin and History for phoebe
small North American flycatcher, pewit, 1700, phebe, so called in imitation of its cry; spelling altered (1839) by influence of the woman's proper name Phoebe.
Phoebe
fem. proper name, late 14c., originally a name of Artemis as the goddess of the moon, from Latin Phoebe, from Greek phoibos "bright, pure," of unknown origin. The fem. form of Phoebus, an epithet of Apollo as sun-god.