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philips

philips is the plural of philip.

Meaning of philip

Noun

philip (plural philips)

  1. English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
    Synonyms:
    Indian sparrow, Indian house sparrow, sparr, sparrer, spadger, spadgick, spuggy, spur, sprig, spatzie

See all 5 meanings of philip

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Philips

Philips

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Philips

Philips

  1. (plural) plural of Philip

Forms of philips

alternative formPhilipps
alternative formPhillips

Origin of philips

From Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.

Words formed from philips

Questions about philips

What does philips mean?
Philips means a surname transferred from the given name.
What is philips the plural of?
Philips is the plural of philip.
What part of speech is philips?
Philips is a proper noun.

Words near philips in the dictionary

  1. Philippon
  2. Philippopolis
  3. Philippot
  4. Philippou
  5. Philipps
  6. philips
  7. Philips Park
  8. philipsbornite
  9. Philipsburg
  10. philipsburgite
  11. Philipson

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Adapted from Wiktionary: philips (page history and authors); Philips (page history and authors); philip (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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