phyle

American

[fahy-lee] / ˈfaɪ li /

noun

plural

phylae

(in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.

phyle British

/ ˈfaɪlɪ /

noun

a tribe or clan of an ancient Greek people such as the Ionians

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Other Word Forms

phylic adjective

Etymology

Origin of phyle

1860–65; < Greek phȳlḗ, akin to phŷlon phylon

Example Sentences

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When you chose to condemn the ten generals, my phyle supplied the Prytanes, and I alone stood out against you.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

Hence, he adds, were derived the names of the demes in the Dionysiac phyle at Alexandria, viz.

From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland

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