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phyle
[ fahy-lee ]
noun
, plural phy·lae [fahy, -lee].
- (in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.
phyle
/ ˈfaɪlɪ /
noun
- a tribe or clan of an ancient Greek people such as the Ionians
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Derived Forms
- ˈphylic, adjective
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Other Words From
- phylic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phyle1
C19: from Greek phulē tribe, clan
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Example Sentences
Presently Thrasybulus, with about seventy followers, sallied out from Thebes, and made himself master of the fortress of Phyle.
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With this object a protecting force was despatched to the "boundary estates," about two miles south of Phyle.
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When you chose to condemn the ten generals, my phyle supplied the Prytanes, and I alone stood out against you.
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There was Professor Phyle, the celebrated phrenologist—a tall man, with a gaunt face and long gray hair.
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Professor Phyle, who had stuck his head out of the curtains, drew it in again suddenly, like the timid turtle.
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