Definitions
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- proper noun A
short form of the malegiven name Philip . - proper noun rare A
short form of the female given namesPhilippa andPhilomena .
Etymologies
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Examples
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IV PHIL DROPS A BOMBSHELL Valeric White round one last corner and Phil reached the open air.
Crime On the Coast Carr, John Dickson 1984
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"Phil, _Phil_, aren't you coming to bed? it's awfully late."
We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses Barbara Yechton 1901
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SAYS Stonewall Jackson to Little Phil: Phil, have you heard the news?
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She runs over to phil and holds him in her arms as he comes round .. starting the long awaited Shirley and Phil romance story line.
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She runs over to phil and holds him in her arms as he comes round .. starting the long awaited Shirley and Phil romance story line.
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She runs over to phil and holds him in her arms as he comes round .. starting the long awaited Shirley and Phil romance story line.
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[Illustration: "THERE SAT PHIL ON THE EDGE OF OUR BED."] "Oh, Phil, _Phil_!"
We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses Barbara Yechton 1901
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[Illustration: "BUT I MAY SEE YOU AGAIN," SAID PHIL] "He called me," said Phil, "he called me lots of times; and to-day nurse was busy, so I thought I'd come.
The Cuckoo Clock Mrs. Molesworth 1880
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Brooklyn's Mr. Campbell, who has 190 Facebook friends with some version of the name Phil Campbell, wants to attract corporate sponsorship and more Phil Campbells to the June event.
Gathering for Fun Is Now for Relief Timothy W. Martin 2011
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Steward would later go on to write homoerotica under the name Phil Andros.
Kergan Edwards-Stout: Our Place in the World: Reclaiming Our Humanity Kergan Edwards-Stout 2012
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