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PHILIPPICS
Noun
philippics
plural of philippic
Source: Wiktionary
PHILIPPIC
Phi*lip"pic, n. Etym: [L. Philippicus belonging to Philip, Philippic, Gr. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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