"Damocles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdæməkliz/ Forms: Damokles [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Dāmoclēs. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Dāmoclēs}} Borrowed from Latin Dāmoclēs Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Damocles
  1. A courtier said to have lived at the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse. Derived forms: Damoclean, sword of Damocles, tree of Damocles Translations (courtier said to have lived at the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse): Δημοκλῆς (Dēmoklês) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Dàmocles [masculine] (Catalan), Damoklés [masculine] (Czech), Damoclès [masculine] (French), Damokles [masculine] (German), Damoklész (Hungarian), Dāmoclēs [masculine] (Latin), Damokles [masculine] (Polish), Дамо́кл (Damókl) [masculine] (Russian), Damocles [masculine] (Spanish), Дамо́кл (Damókl) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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