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Philippic

British pronunciation/fɪlˈɪpɪk/
American pronunciation/fɪˈɫɪpɪk/
Philippic
[NOUN]
1

a speech of violent denunciation

synonyms : broadside
tirade
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1To this day, philippic is a word in English which means a strong attacking piece of rhetoric against some individual or some nation.
2He held forth for three hours in one of his classic philippics.
3So Cicero tells us in his philippics that we see statutes on the rostra of those who have met death on behalf of the republic.
4Upon returning without success, he delivered the Second Philippic to Athensassembly, a speech that helped Demosthenes with internal rivals as well as Philip.
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