Definition for Demosthenes

Demosthenes, proper n. [Gr. 'strong with the people' < dēmos, people + sthenos, 'strength, power'.]

Greek orator (384-322 B.C.); 4th century BC Athenian statesman; great speaker who overcame a stuttering problem; [fig.] frog.

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