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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHYLE

From Greek phulē tribe, clan.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PHYLE

phyle  [ˈfaɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHYLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phyle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHYLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phyle

Phyle

Phyle is an ancient Greek term for clan or tribe. They were usually ruled by a basileus. Some of them can be classified by their geographic location: the Geleontes, the Argadeis, the Hopletes, and the Agikoreis, in Ionia ; the Hylleans, the Pamphyles, the Dymanes, in the Dorian region.

Definition of phyle in the English dictionary

The definition of phyle in the dictionary is a tribe or clan of an ancient Greek people such as the Ionians.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHYLE


docilely
ˈdəʊsaɪlɪ
drily
ˈdraɪlɪ
dryly
ˈdraɪlɪ
ductilely
ˈdʌktaɪlɪ
highly
ˈhaɪlɪ
juvenilely
ˈdʒuːvəˌnaɪlɪ
kiley
ˈkaɪlɪ
kylie
ˈkaɪlɪ
nighly
ˈnaɪlɪ
pily
ˈpaɪlɪ
Riley
ˈraɪlɪ
sedile
sɛˈdaɪlɪ
shily
ˈʃaɪlɪ
shyly
ˈʃaɪlɪ
slily
ˈslaɪlɪ
slyly
ˈslaɪlɪ
smiley
ˈsmaɪlɪ
stylie
ˈstaɪlɪ
wily
ˈwaɪlɪ
wryly
ˈraɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHYLE

phylacteric
phylacterical
phylacteries
phylactery
phylactic
phylae
phylar
phylarch
phylarchy
phylaxis
phylesis
phyletic
phyletically
phylic
phyllary
phyllid
phyllite
phyllitic
phyllo
phylloclad

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHYLE

argyle
blastochyle
Boyle
Carlyle
chyle
Conan Doyle
doggy style
Doyle
freestyle
hairstyle
Hoyle
hyle
Kabyle
kyle
lifestyle
Lyle
New Style
old style
old-style
style

Synonyms and antonyms of phyle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phyle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHYLE

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The translations of phyle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phyle» in English.

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phyle
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phyle
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Phyle
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phyle
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phyle
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Phyle
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Phyle
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phyle
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phyle
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Phyle
85 millions of speakers
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phyle
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phyle
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Phyle
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phyle
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phyle
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phyle
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phyle
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phyle
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Φυλή
15 millions of speakers
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phyle
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phyle
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phyle
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Trends of use of phyle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYLE»

The term «phyle» is normally little used and occupies the 133.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «phyle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «phyle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phyle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHYLE»

Discover the use of phyle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phyle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Phratries of Attica
We may reasonably suppose that, as in the phratry, membership in the phyle was hereditary,49 but that in itself is scarcely informative.50 Nor is it of any help that phyle and phratry were conceived of by some in the classical period as having ...
S. D. Lambert, 1998
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Texts from the Pyramid Age
Phyle Texts from the Sun Temple of Userkaf at Abusir Four small stone tablets were found in the debris around the sun temple of Userkaf (Nekhenre) at Abusir. They indicate such divisions of labor and were perhaps inscribed to mark various  ...
Ronald J. Leprohon, 2005
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Public Organization in Ancient Greece: A Documentary Study
Leases (locationes) Athens (phyle, deme) 1 §1.32, 34 Chios (phyle?) 5 §12 Mylasa 7 §19 8. bpoi (various functions) Athens (phyle, trittysl, deme) 1 §1.32-34 Corinth (units?) 2 §2 Megara? 2 §1 Miletos (deme) 7 §16 Philippopolis 6 §8 Samos ...
Nicholas F. Jones, 1987
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Chiron Bd. 30: 2000,
Some further specification of <having his camp in the Kor- anza region) would be more plausible.26 It seems unavoidable to see in the Koboldou phyle of IS 510 a direct continuation of the Koboldôou phyle in which Eupolemos was encamped ...
Kommission für alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts,
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The Greek Discovery of Politics
TM Each phyle had a hero assigned to it (as a "tribal ancestor"), chosen by the Delphic oracle from a list of 100 names. The details of this extraordinary structure need not concern us here. At least the underlying principle is clear. Each phyle ...
‎1990
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A handbook for travellers in Greece; describing The Ionian ...
The excursion from Athens to Phyle and back need not occupy more than 7 or 8 hrs. Or one may proceed to Thebes by this route, going in a light carriage as far as the foot of Parnes; but the rest of the journey must be performed on horseback.
‎1872
7
An account of discoveries in Lycia: being a journal kept ...
Were it not for the entire difference of Pagan and Christian institutions, we might be tempted to translate " Phyle " by parish. As at the right-hand side each line has lost some letters, the following translation is partly founded on conjecture.
Sir Charles Fellows, 1841
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Fortress Attica: Defense of the Athenian Land Frontier, ...
From the Skourta plain two major routes, by Phyle and Panakton (Kavasala), and several minor ones crossed the Parnes and Pastra ranges into Attica. 3. a) The Route Past Phyle The most direct route from the Skourta plain to Athens leaves ...
Josiah Ober, 1985
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Encyclopaedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
group had a name: the “Great Phyle,” the “Eastern Phyle,” the “Green Phyle,” the “ Little Phyle,” and the “Perfection Phyle.” Each phyle name probably made reference to its protective deity. In the Middle Kingdom there were only four phyles, ...
Kathryn A. Bard, 2005
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The Military Factor in Social Change Vol. 1
The wider extensions of the Attikos household included the genos (pl. genoi), the phratri, and the phyle. The genos was a union of those households most directly descended from some common and relatively recent ancestor, whose name ...
Henry Barbera

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHYLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phyle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Legion baseball: Flink fans 10, Green draws 10 walks in win
Haydn Lanoue drew three bases on balls and Ty Abbott, Reinhardt and Phyle each walked twice. Rosemount Green closed out the regular ... «Rosemount Town Pages, Jul 15»
2
Legion baseball: Bats come alive for Green
Ty Abbott and Dan Johnson each provided two hits and two RBI and Dan Phyle singled twice and scored twice. Ten players scored at least one ... «Rosemount Town Pages, Jul 15»
3
Legion baseball: Green goes 3-2 at Battle of Omaha
Dan Phyle also ripped three hits and Ty Abbott drove in three runs. Rosemount put the game out of reach with five runs in the fourth and seven ... «Rosemount Town Pages, Jun 15»
4
St. Clair's Kennedy, Winkler second at No. 1 doubles
Kennedy and Winkler were the only Blue Water Area players remaining heading into Saturday's semifinals, and defeated Meg Phyle and Sloan ... «Port Huron Times Herald, May 15»
5
Wednesday, May 6 high school sports results
1 doubles, Cranbrook's Meg Phyle and Sloane Wysocki def. Ellen Nulty and Mallory Williams, 6-0, 6-0. Cranbrook is 7-2. Trenton 5, Allen Park ... «USA TODAY High School Sports, May 15»
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Great Science Fiction Stories That Can Help You Make Sense Of …
... but they receive the necessary energy and basic molecules, from a Feed controlled by a particular phyle, or tribe. Other phyles want in on the ... «io9, Apr 15»
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Doug Casey on ISIS, Gold, Oil, and What to Expect in 2015
Maybe they won't bother; maybe they'll become a phyle. I suggest people analyze the situation in a value-free manner. If you involve your ... «The Market Oracle, Feb 15»
8
Warrants Lead to Wright County Arrests: Weekly Sheriff's Report
Jeremy Cromwell Phyle, 33, of Zimmerman was arrested in Monticello Township on the charge of 5th degree controlled substance violation. «North Wright County Today, Feb 15»
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Lawsuit Claims Osage Wind Project Is Breaking The Law
Destiny Phyle Oneal. Um, i just drove by there a few weeks ago on my way to blackwell, and sure enough, you can visibly see from the torn up ... «News On 6, Nov 14»
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Fr. Victor Dobrov (ROCOR-A): Upcoming Phanar Council Will Drive …
Report by Metropolis of Oropos and Phyle on Union with GOC(K) · Bps. Irenaeus and Dionysius: Met. Agafangel Teaches Heresy on Antichrist ... «NFTU, Nov 14»

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