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Phoebe Common

Phoebe has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

"She struggled to solve the riddle, which asked for a number that was five times itself plus two more than phoebe."

2

(Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon

"In her retelling of Greek myths, the professor explained how Phoebe was once revered as an ancient Titaness before she evolved into the moon goddess associated with Artemis."

3

small dun-colored North American flycatcher

"The phoebe darted out from its nest to catch a flying insect in mid-air."

4

Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.

"The morning chorus was filled with the distinctive trill of a phoebe singing from an old oak branch."

Proper Noun
1

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

"After researching her ancestry, Elena decided to choose Phoebe as a middle name for her daughter because it is a traditional female given name from Ancient Greece."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
digit New World flycatcher
Rhyming Words
ebe bebe sebe hebe grebe plebe glebe liebe thebe wiebe beebe kerebe ephebe tsessebe sungrebe horned grebe little grebe hooded grebe alaotra grebe slavonian grebe
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