Relating to Demosthenes or his powerful, forceful style of public speaking and argumentation.
From Demosthenes (ancient Greek orator) + -ic (relating to). Similar to demosthenean, this adjective form connects speech patterns to the famous orator's influential style.
Both 'demosthenean' and 'demosthenic' mean basically the same thing, but 'demosthenic' is the more common form used in modern English—it's like how we say 'Shakespearean' instead of 'Shakespeareean.'
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