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Definition of Phylae
1. phyle [n] - See also: phyle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phylae
Literary usage of Phylae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cornell Studies in Classical Philology by Cornell University (1893)
"CHAPTER V. THE FOUR IONIC phylae. The members of each tribe were bound together
by the double tie of a common religion and kinship, — the latter being ..."
2. The Development of the Athenian Constitution by George Willis Botsford (1893)
"CHAPTER V. THE FOUR IONIC phylae. The members of each tribe were bound together
by the double tie of a common religion and kinship, — the latter being ..."
3. The Antiquities of Greece by Georg Friedrich Schömann (1880)
"We must not, however, overlook the fact that originally, even where there were
gentile phylae, the members of a tribe did actually dwell together in the ..."