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philippic

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9 lettersPronunciation /fɪˈlɪpɪk/Part of speech nounSorted chiiilpppStarts with PEnds with C0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a speech of violent denunciation

Word origin

From Latin philippicus, from Ancient Greek φιλιππικός (philippikós), from Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “lover of horses”), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Used in a sentence

  • […] the Bema, from whence Demosthenes thundered his philippics and fired the wavering patriotism of his countrymen.
  • Mrs. Ferrars looked exceedingly angry, and drawing herself up more stiffly than ever, pronounced in retort this bitter phillipic; “Miss Morton is Lord Morton’s daughter.”
  • "Sir Robert Akhurst is a good man, a very good man, notwithstanding his philippic; but he is an old one, which makes all the difference."

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