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phoebean
Phoe·bus
/
ˈfi
bəs
/
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fee
-b
uh
s
]
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noun
1.
Classical Mythology
.
Apollo as the sun god.
2.
Literary.
the sun personified.
Origin:
<
Latin
<
Greek
Phoîbos
literally, bright, akin to
pháos
light; replacing
Middle English
Phebus
<
Medieval Latin;
Latin,
as above
Related forms
Phoe·be·an
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fɪˈbi
ən
,
ˈfi
bi-
/
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[
fi-
bee
-
uh
n
,
fee
-bee-
]
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,
adjective
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Phoebus
(ˈfiːbəs)
—
n
1.
Greek myth
Also called:
Phoebus Apollo
Apollo as the sun god
2.
poetic
a personification of the sun
[C14: via Latin from Greek
Phoibos
bright; related to
phaos
light]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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