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Damocles



Dam·o·cles [ ˈda-mə-ˌklēz]



Damocles   
noun
[ˈda-mə-ˌklēz]

Definition of Damocles

: a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at a banquet beneath a sword hung by a single hair


Other Words from Damocles
Damoclean \ ˌda-​mə-​ˈklē-​ən \ adjective



First Known Use of Damocles

1578, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for Damocles

Latin, from Greek Damoklēs



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