phoebean

phoebean
\\ˈfēbēən,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin phoebeus Phoebean (from Greek phoibeios, from Phoibos Phoebus, Greco-Roman god of the sun and of poetry) + English -an
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Phoebus Apollo

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Phoebeˈan adjective
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Main Entry: ↑Phoebus

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  • Phoebus — Phoebean /fi bee euhn, fee bee /, adj. /fee beuhs/, n. 1. Class. Myth. Apollo as the sun god. 2. Literary. the sun personified. [ < L < Gk Phoîbos lit., bright, akin to pháos light; r. ME Phebus < ML; L, as above] * * * …   Universalium

  • Phoebe (moon) — Infobox Planet name = Phoebe alt names = Saturn IX adjectives = Phoebean bgcolour = #ffc0c0 discovery = yes discoverer = W.H. Pickering discovered = March 17, 1899 / August 16, 1898 orbit ref = [http://cfa… …   Wikipedia

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