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phoenix

noun

A legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived…

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Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
X
Contains
HO
Scrabble score
19
CEFR level
B1

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ˈfiːnɪks

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noun

  1. A legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years

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