phoenix

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On top of this, the phoenix will be able to be reborn from the ashes, leaving nearby nasties scorched by the accompanying flames.

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  1. noun Mythology A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes.
  2. noun A person or thing of unsurpassed excellence or beauty; a paragon.
  3. noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor.

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  • On top of this, the phoenix will be able to be reborn from the ashes, leaving nearby nasties scorched by the accompanying flames. —  WarCry Network : Latest News
  • ATLANTA - Underground Atlanta - a 12-acre retail and entertainment complex downtown - is like a phoenix, the mythical bird that symbolizes this city that rose from the ashes: Another incarnation is always rising. —  USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
  • But we strongly suggest catching San Diego's Crocodiles, who are best known as the phoenix that rose from ashes of TPTBUTET and the Prayers at the Smell-Yes, that is in fact Kristen Gundred of Grand Ole Party's hubby. —  LAist
  • Student Finance Planner lives and shaping the future of education. student finance planner everest college - phoenix, az general ... admissions and student finance participate in all new .... —  Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk
  • How beautifully she burnt!--she went out of the world like a phoenix, as she was. —  The Phantom Ship
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  1. Middle English fenix, from Old English from Old French, both from Medieval Latin fēnix, from Latin phoenix, from Greek phoinix.
 

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