Phillips

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Phillips^¹

/ˈfɪlɪps/

Sounds like fillips

proper noun Phillipses · Philips · Philipps

countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip. Thus we might ask Wittgenstein and Phillips if the structure of family resemblance does not dissolve the dichotomy of internal/external to which their semantic and criteriologic pragmatic contextualism is connected.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
countable, uncountable A township in White County, Illinois.
countable, uncountable A town in Franklin County, Maine.
countable, uncountable A community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
countable, uncountable A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska.
countable, uncountable A small town in Coal County, Oklahoma.
countable, uncountable A ghost town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Price County, Wisconsin.

noun Phillips · Phillipses · Philips · Philipps

A Phillips screwdriver.

Phillips^²

/ˈfɪlɪps/

Sounds like fillips

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

proper noun

plural plural of Phillip

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bentley, philips, phelps, estrella, eberhart, philip, doctor, curved, star, halliwell, curves, philipp, philippe, crosshead, cross-head, cruciform

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"Phillips." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phillips. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Phillips. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phillips

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"Phillips." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phillips.

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@misc{phillips_2026,
  title = {Phillips},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phillips},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}