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Meaning of DAMOCLES
Pronunciation:
'damu`kleez
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Definition:
[n]
the
Greek
courtier
to
Dionysius
the
Elder
who
(
according
to
legend
)
was
condemned
to
sit
under
a
naked
sword
that
was
suspended
by
a
hair
in
order
to
demonstrate
to
him
that
being
a
king
was
not
the
happy
state
Damocles
had
said
it
was
(4
th
century
BC
)
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courtier
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