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philippic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Philippic \Phi*lip"pic\, n. [L. Philippicus belonging to Philip, Philippic, Gr ?, fr ? Philip, ? fond of horses: cf F. philippique.] 1. Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon. 2. Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: philippic n : a violent denunciation [syn: {tirade}, {broadside}]
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