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The correct spelling is phoenix.
How to pronounce phoenix
noun
IPA: /ˈfiːnɪks/
Say it like: Foe-nix
The correct spelling is phoenix. A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then ar… For example: "Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes."
Usage Examples
“Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
- 2.Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
- 3.A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies.
- 4.A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.
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