Demosthenes meaning
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[dɪˈmɒsθəniːz] WDemosthenes
- Demosthenes (/dɪˈmɒs.θəniːz/; Greek: Δημοσθένης Dēmosthénēs [dɛːmostʰénɛːs]; 384–322 BC) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens.
- Demosthenes grew interested in politics during his time as a logographer, and in 354 BC he gave his first public political speeches. He went on to devote his most productive years to opposing Macedon's expansion.
- The Alexandrian Canon compiled by Aristophanes of Byzantium and Aristarchus of Samothrace recognized Demosthenes as one of the ten greatest Attic orators and logographers.
- Proper nounPREdemo-
Definition of Demosthenes in English Dictionary
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- en demoscenes
- en Demosthenic
- en Demosthenean
- en disthenes
- en demoscene
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "Demosthenes" is a noun, more specifically, a proper noun.