01 n. Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.
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Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.
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Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective.