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Philoctete

Philoctete proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun

Philoctete (plural Philoctetes)

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of Philoctete

pluralPhiloctetes

Origin of Philoctete

Borrowed from French Philoctète.

Questions about Philoctete

What does Philoctete mean?
Philoctete means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Philoctete?
Philoctete is a proper noun.

Words near Philoctete in the dictionary

  1. philobryid
  2. philobryids
  3. philocaly
  4. philocrat
  5. philocrats
  6. Philoctete
  7. Philoctetean
  8. Philoctetes
  9. philocubist
  10. philocubists
  11. philocynic

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