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Pheme

/ˈfiː.mi/

Pheme proper noun: the personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.

Proper noun

Pheme

  1. (Greek) The personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.

Origin of Pheme

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φήμη (Phḗmē).

Words that rhyme with Pheme

Questions about Pheme

What does Pheme mean?
Pheme means the personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.
What part of speech is Pheme?
Pheme is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pheme?
Pheme is pronounced /ˈfiː.mi/.

Words near Pheme in the dictionary

  1. Phelp
  2. Phelps
  3. Phelps County
  4. Phelpses
  5. pHEMA
  6. Pheme
  7. Phemie
  8. Phemy
  9. phen-
  10. phen-fen
  11. phen/fen

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