Philippic

n.	1.	Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.
	2.	Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in acrimonious invective.

Noun

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philippic - a speech of violent denunciation Synonyms: tirade, broadside

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