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* fili'stër nm = fili'z

filisti'n
II§ nm (Book) 1 Philistine 2 narrow-minded hypocrite
III§ adj philistine

fili'z
IV§ nm 1 (Bot) straight new shoot 2 seedling, sapling; slip 3 [Fig] promising young person; promising beginning 4 [Fig] heir, descendant, scion; family future
adj (Fig) 1 straight and tall 2 very young and tender