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   Phenix (?), n.; pl. Phenixes (#). [L. phoenix, Gr. φοῖνιξ.] [Written also phœnix.]
   1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes.  Hence, an emblem of immortality.
   
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   2. (Astron.) A southern constellation.
   
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   3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.]  Latimer.
   
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   4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state.
   
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   to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat.
   
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   ‖Phœnix (fēˈnĭks), n. [L., a fabulous bird. See Phenix.]
   1. Same as Phenix.  Shak.
   
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   2. (Bot.) [Capitalized] A genus of palms including the date tree.
   
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