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phoenix

noun

  1. heraldic animal
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proper noun

  1. county seat and capital city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, fifth largest city in the United States by population
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfiːnɪks/

name

Etymology: From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

  1. A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
  2. A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
  3. A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus.
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    “A man was arrested Saturday in College Park, Georgia, after he was accused of throwing a sex toy on to the court during the Dream’s 29 July game with the Golden State Valkyries, according to a police report. The report said he threw another sex toy during the Dream’s game on Friday against the Phoenix Mercury. […] Another man in Phoenix was arrested after police say he threw a sex toy in the crowd at a Mercury game on Tuesday.”

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  22. A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
  23. A surname.
  24. A male given name.
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noun

Etymology: From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

  1. A German breed of long-tailed chicken.
  2. A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.
  3. A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.

verb

Etymology: From Old English and Old French fenix, from Medieval Latin phenix, from Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix), from Egyptian b-n:nw*w-G31 (boinu, “grey heron”). Doublet of Bennu. The grey heron was venerated at Heliopolis and associated in Egypt with the cyclical renewal of life because the bird rises in flight at dawn and migrates back every year in the flood season to inhabit the Nile waters.

  1. To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability

    “Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association CEO John Winter said phoenixing has been "endemic" for decades.”

    “The ATO defines iIllegal^([sic – meaning illegal]) phoenixing as when a new company is created to continue the business of a company that has been deliberately liquidated to avoid paying its debts, including taxes, creditors and employee entitlements.”