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How to say: damocles
Spelling:
Damocles
Syllables
damocles
US accent
/dˈæməklˌiːz/
UK accent
/dˈaməklˌiːz/
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Definition
Definition — the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)