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1. (n.) Philippic
any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes against Philip II, king of Macedonia.
2. Philippic
(l.c.) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.
Etymology: (1585–95; < L Philippicus < Gk Philippikós)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tirade, philippic, broadside
a speech of violent denunciation
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) philippic
any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon
2. (noun) philippic
hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. philippic
the name originally applied to Demosthenes' three great orations against Philip of Macedon, then to Cicero's speeches against Mark Antony; now denotes any violent invective written or spoken.
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