Philippic
noun
- any of the orations of Demosthenes against Philip, king of Macedon
- any bitter verbal attack
See Philippic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fĭ-lĭpˈĭk)
noun- Any of the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon in the fourth century B.C.
- Any of the orations of Cicero against Antony in 44 B.C.
- philippic A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, often insulting language; a tirade.
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