Damoclean

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Damoclean (comparative more Damoclean, superlative most Damoclean)

  1. Of or relating to Damocles or the sword of Damocles.
    • 1959 August, “Talking of Trains: Businessmen and B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 348:
      [...] but so long as huge accumulated deficits are made to hang like a Damoclean sword over every Regional headquarters, detail improvements that promise savings have unfortunately rather more prospect of achievement than those that offer a chance of making money.
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