Demosthenes

//dɪˈmɒsθəniːz// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs), famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.

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"Then, in his perturbed imaginings he began to write poetry, full of frantic allusions to the harangues of Demosthenes and Cicero."

Etymology

From Latin Dēmosthenēs, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs).

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