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Phillips

//ˈfɪlɪps// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    plural of Phillip form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in White County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, Maine. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Coal County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Hutchinson County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Price County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A Phillips screwdriver.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Phillip + -s.

Etymology 2

From Phillip + -s.

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