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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diatribe \Di"a*tribe\ (?; 277), n. [L. diatriba a learned discussion, Gr ?, prop., a wearing away of time, fr ? to rub away spend time; dia` through + ? to rub: cf L. terere, F. trite: cf F. diatribe.] A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic. The ephemeral diatribe of a faction. --John Morley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diatribe n : thunderous verbal attack [syn: {fulmination}]
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