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phrixus

Phrix·us
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [frik-suh s]
    • /ˈfrɪk səs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [frik-suh s]
    • /ˈfrɪk səs/

Definitions of phrixus word

  • noun phrixus a child who escaped on the back of a ram with his sister Helle from a plot against them. The fleece of the ram, which he sacrificed, was the Golden Fleece. 1
  • noun phrixus the son of Athamas and Nephele who escaped the wrath of his father's mistress, Ino, by flying to Colchis on a winged ram with a golden fleece 0

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Parts of speech for Phrixus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

phrixus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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