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Definition of Demosthenic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory.
Definition of Demosthenic
1. a. Pertaining to, or in the style of, Demosthenes, the Grecian orator.
Definition of Demosthenic
1. Adjective. Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator and partion (384-322, B. C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Demosthenic
Literary usage of Demosthenic
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1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"demosthenic. Pertaining to or like Demosthenes, of exalted eloquence or patriotism.
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