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Phoebus definition

Phoe·bus (fē′bəs)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. Apollo as god of the sun
  2. Old Poet. the sun personified

Etymology: ME Phebus < L Phoebus < Gr Phoibos, bright one < phoibos, bright

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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