CEFR B2

philippic

noun

Meaning

philippic means any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses philippic to mean any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the....
The teacher asked students to find philippic in the reading.

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philippic (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /fɪˈlɪpɪk/

Definition

Examples

The article uses philippic to mean any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the....
The teacher asked students to find philippic in the reading.
Check the words around philippic to choose the right meaning.

How to Use philippic

a/the philippic (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a philippic."
philippic in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked philippic in context before translating it."

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