Translingual

Proper noun

Philemon f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – the friarbirds.

See also

• Friarbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Philemon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

English

Proper noun

Philemon

1. The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
2. A male given name, rather rare.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Philemon 1:1::

     Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer.

Related terms

• Philem.
• Phm

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