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Phobian en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈfoʊbiən/

Etymology

From Phobos + -ian.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to Phobos.
   • If his stature in earthly measurement be taken as five feet ten inches, he would tower into the Phobian sky to a height over one and one-tenth miles. 1892, Scientific American - Volume 67, page 112:
   • From the period of precession of the Phobian orbit the oblateness of Mars is computed to be about 1/192, which exceeds that of the Earth. 1960, Krafft A. Ehricke, Space flight - Volume 1, page 216:
   • This produces the unusual (to Earthmen) situation that the Phobian "month" is shorter than the Martian "day." 1972, Benjamin Franklin Howell, Earth and Universe, page 86:
   • I understood (again from the brochures) that our little Phobian virus was extremely virulent. 2006, Alex De Witt, The Phobian Project, →ISBN:

Synonyms

Phobosian

Phobian en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈfoʊbiən/

Etymology

From Phobos + -ian.

Meanings

1. An inhabitant of Phobos.
   • After conferring amongst themselves, the majority of the representative suspected that the Phobians were about to announce plans for another annexation of some economically troubled world. 2010, Lonnie Holman I, Ultimate Dichotomization, →ISBN, page 42:
   • You know the answer already as to why the Phobians acquired the plague. 2006, Alex De Witt, The Phobian Project, →ISBN:
   • In walking he would raise the toes of his feet above the heads of the Phobians to a height of five hundred feet. 1892, Scientific American - Volume 67, page 112:

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Synonyms

Phobosian

Phobian en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈfoʊbiən/

Meanings

1. (qualifier:Ghana) A member of Accra Hearts of Oak S.C., Ghana's premier football club.
   • To mark the end of Relations Week a fun run over 8 km was held at the Phobians Athletics Club. 1988, South African Panorama - Volume 33, page 50:
   • The club's supporters (estimated to be in excess of 2 million) painted the whole of Ghana amber that night, their elation especially informed by the fact that apart from winning the first Champions League of the Millennium, the Phobians now stay firmly on the rail of bitter rivals Kotoko, who won the old-format Champions Cup twice and were losing finalists on five other occasions. 2001, Africa Today - Volume 7, page 37:
   • The determination of the Porcupine Warriors to make amends is not far-fetched as they matched the Phobians squarely in two off-season matches. 2001, Alex Akurgo, Camillus Abongo, May 9 at Accra Stadium: A Gripping Story of a Disaster that Turned Ordinary People Into Heroes:

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