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Philip

noun US /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

How often you will meet it

Rank 1,311 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,953 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.

What it means

noun

  1. Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) also: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Philip in real books

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  • Philip of Spain was filled with equal delight.

    By Pike and Dyke · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1

  • Patty loved dancing, and Philip was one of the best of partners.

    Patty's Suitors · Carolyn Wells · Chapter 1

  • Philip, send, for charity, thy Mexican pistoles, That Antwerp monks may sing a mass for thy poor spearman’s souls.

    Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 3

  • Philip Thurston was, generally speaking, a conservative young man and one slow to make friends; slower still to discard them.

    The Lure of the Dim Trails · B. M. Bower · Chapter 1

  • At the same time Philip was invested with the Order of the Garter, and installed in the chapel of St. George.

    Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 3

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