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Met⋅a⋅com⋅et

[met-uh-kom-it]
–noun
Philip, King.

Phil⋅ip

[fil-ip]
–noun
1. one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
2. one of the leaders of the Christian Hellenists in the early church in Jerusalem who afterwards became an evangelist and missionary. Acts 6; 8:26–40.
3. King (Metacomet), died 1676, North American Indian chief: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe 1662–76; leader of the Indians in King Philip's War.
4. Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, born 1921, consort of Elizabeth II.
5. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “lover of horses.”
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Philip 
masc. proper name, from L. Philippus, from Gk. Philippos "fond of horses," from philos "beloved, loving" + hippos "horse."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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