Demosthenes
/dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/ name
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Proper Noun
- 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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More examples"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).