Phoebean

Phoebean
a) Of or relating to Phoebe or Phoebus
b) Of or relating to the Sun. Solar.

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  • 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • phoebean — phoe·be·an …   English syllables

  • 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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