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phi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun phi has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phi, n. the twenty-first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Idiom
Phi Beta Kappa
1 (in the US) an intercollegiate honorary society to which distinguished scholars may be elected (from the initial letters of a Greek motto, = philosophy is the guide to life).
2 a member of this society.
1 (in the US) an intercollegiate honorary society to which distinguished scholars may be elected (from the initial letters of a Greek motto, = philosophy is the guide to life).
2 a member of this society.
Etymology
Gk
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