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- [fee-bee]
- /ˈfi bi/
- /ˈfiː.bi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fee-bee]
- /ˈfi bi/
Definitions of phoebe word
- noun phoebe Classical Mythology. a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and mother of Leto, later identified with Artemis and with the Roman goddess Diana. 1
- noun phoebe Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn. 1
- noun phoebe Literary. the moon personified. 1
- noun phoebe a female given name. 1
- noun phoebe North American bird 1
- noun phoebe any of several greyish-brown North American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, such as S. phoebe (eastern phoebe) 0
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Origin of phoebe
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700, Americanism; imitative; spelling by influence of Phoebe
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Phoebe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
phoebe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
phoebe usage trend in Literature
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