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English
Noun
chœnix (plural chœnixes or chœnices)
- Obsolete form of choenix.
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χοῖνιξ (khoînix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke.niks/, (proscribed) /kø.niks/
Noun
chœnix m (plural chœnix)
- choenix
1740, Charles Rollin, Histoire Ancienne des Egyptiens, des Carthaginois, des Assyriens, des Babyloniens, des Medes et des Perses, des Macedoniens, des Grecs, page 741: