philo

Speech parts

1. philo - Noun

2. Philo - Proper noun

Meaning

(countable) A surname.

A village in Illinois, United States.

A village in Ohio, United States.

(colloquial) Clipping of philosophy.

(colloquial) Clipping of philosopher.

A placename
A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.

Examples

If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners. Johnny Carson

History 19th century main Partial View Oberlin by H. Alonzo Pease, 1838 Both the college and the town of Oberlin were founded in northern Ohio in 1833 by a pair of Presbyterian ministers, John Jay Shipherd and Philo Stewart. Source: Internet

At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philo and Metellus (or, less frequently, year 548 Ab urbe condita ). Source: Internet

David Hume — comma On the other hand, Hume's sceptic, Philo, is not satisfied with the argument from design. Source: Internet

Despite some controversy, most scholars agree that the view of Philo, the most sceptical of the three, comes closest to Hume's own. Source: Internet

Feldman notes that Philo, Josephus and Tacitus may have anachronistically confused the timing of the titles – prefect later changing to procurator. Source: Internet

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