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phyle

[ fahy-lee ]

noun

, plural phy·lae [fahy, -lee].
  1. (in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.


phyle

/ ˈfaɪlɪ /

noun

  1. a tribe or clan of an ancient Greek people such as the Ionians


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Derived Forms

  • ˈphylic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • phylic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phyle1

1860–65; < Greek phȳlḗ, akin to phŷlon phylon

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phyle1

C19: from Greek phulē tribe, clan

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Example Sentences

Presently Thrasybulus, with about seventy followers, sallied out from Thebes, and made himself master of the fortress of Phyle.

With this object a protecting force was despatched to the "boundary estates," about two miles south of Phyle.

When you chose to condemn the ten generals, my phyle supplied the Prytanes, and I alone stood out against you.

There was Professor Phyle, the celebrated phrenologist—a tall man, with a gaunt face and long gray hair.

Professor Phyle, who had stuck his head out of the curtains, drew it in again suddenly, like the timid turtle.

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