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FILIPPIC

\fɪlˈɪpɪk], \fɪlˈɪpɪk], \f_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_p_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of FILIPPIC

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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An impassioned and denunciatory speech; named from the orations of Demosthenes (384 - 322 B. C.) against Philip of Macedon (382 - 336 B. C.).

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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