Demosthenic

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Demosthenicus, from Demosthenes, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs, a celebrated orator). The name means "strong with the people", from δῆμος (dêmos, the people) + σθένος (sthénos, strength).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Demosthenic (comparative more Demosthenic, superlative most Demosthenic)

  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.

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