Demosthenic
//ˌdɛməsˈθɛnɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory wordnet
Etymology
From Latin Demosthenicus, from Demosthenes, from Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs, “a celebrated orator”). The name means "strong with the people", from δῆμος (dêmos, “the people”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).
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