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Damocles definition

Damo·cles (dam′ə klēz′)

noun

Class. Legend a courtier of ancient Syracuse who was given a lesson in the perils to a ruler's life when the king seated him at a feast under a sword hanging by a single hair

Etymology: L < Gr Damoklēs

Damocles Idioms

sword of Damocles

any imminent danger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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