DEMOSTHENES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Athenian (a resident of Athens)

orator; public speaker; rhetorician; speechifier; speechmaker (a person who delivers a speech or oration)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

Derivation:

Demosthenic (of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory)

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