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phoenix

English

(wikipedia phoenix)

Alternative forms

* phenix, , pheonix

Noun

  • (mythology) 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.
  • (figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile.
    • Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.
  • (mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies.

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    arizona

    English

    (wikipedia Arizona)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A state of the United States of America. Postal code: AZ, capital: Phoenix.

    • Derived terms

    * Arizona room * Arizonan * Arizonian * AZ

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