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Demosthenic

Demˊos-then′ic

,
Adj.
[L.
Demosthenicus
: cf. F.
Démosthénique
.]
Pertaining to, or in the style of,
Demosthenes
, the Grecian orator.

Definition 2024


Demosthenic

Demosthenic

English

Adjective

Demosthenic (comparative more Demosthenic, superlative most Demosthenic)

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator and partion (384-322, B. C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.

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