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Phillips

/ˈfɪlɪps/

Phillips proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip. Also the plural of Phillip.

Proper noun

Phillips (countable and uncountable, plural Phillipses)

  1. 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.2012, Jan-Olav Henriksen, Tage Kurtén, Crisis and Change: Religion, Ethics and Theology under Late Modern Conditions, →ISBN
  2. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
  3. A township in White County, Illinois.
  4. A town in Franklin County, Maine.
  5. A community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  6. A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska.
  7. A small town in Coal County, Oklahoma.
  8. A ghost town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
  9. A city, the county seat of Price County, Wisconsin.

Noun

Phillips (plural Phillips or Phillipses)

  1. A Phillips screwdriver.

Also used as

Phillips is also the plural of Phillip.

Forms of Phillips

Proper noun
pluralPhillipses
alternative formPhilips
alternative formPhilipps
Noun
pluralPhillips
pluralPhillipses

Origin of Phillips

From Phillip + -s.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from Phillips

Phrases with Phillips

Questions about Phillips

What does Phillips mean?
Phillips means a surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip.
What part of speech is Phillips?
Phillips can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Phillips?
Phillips is pronounced /ˈfɪlɪps/.

Words near Phillips in the dictionary

  1. Phillipp
  2. phillippe
  3. Phillippes
  4. Phillippi
  5. Phillippis
  6. Phillips
  7. Phillips Code
  8. Phillips County
  9. Phillips curve
  10. Phillips curves
  11. Phillips head

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