Damocles

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A courtier said to have lived at the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse.

Example

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"It's like living with the sword of Damocles hanging over my head."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dāmoclēs.

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sword of Damocles

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