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Damocles

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Damocles
Learner's definition of DAMOCLES

sword of Damocles

see sword

Damocles

noun

Dam·​o·​cles ˈda-mə-ˌklēz How to pronounce Damocles (audio)
: a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at a banquet beneath a sword hung by a single hair
Damoclean adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Damoklēs

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Damocles was in 1578

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