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δημηγορία

English translation: harangue, public speech


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14:45 Nov 22, 2011
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Greek term or phrase: δημηγορία
Κάποια αγγλική λέξη για τη δημηγορία?

1. ... φωτίζοντας έτσι και τα γεγονότα και την προσωπικότητα των αγορητών (δημηγορίες).
2. ... δημηγορία Κορινθίων και Αθηναίων τις παραμονές του πολέμου.

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Sophia Troumpeta
Greece
Local time: 12:44
English translation:harangue, public speech
Explanation:
In addition to oration, definitions are:
A. harangue = 1. a speech addressed to an assembly
2. a bombastic ranting speech or writing
references: Mandeson, Greek-English Dictionary, page 320
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary,page 517
B. public speech
reference: Mandeson's Greek-English Dictionary, page 320
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Betty Jean Petropoulos
Local time: 12:44
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5 +2harangue, public speech
Betty Jean Petropoulos
5 +1oration
Epameinondas Soufleros
5speechkaydee


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
oration


Explanation:
Λεξικό Σταυρόπουλου

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-11-22 14:50:26 GMT)
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Πηγή:
— Stavropoulos, D.N. (2008). Oxford Greek–English learner's dictionary. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Epameinondas Soufleros
Greece
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
16 hrs
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1 day16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
harangue, public speech


Explanation:
In addition to oration, definitions are:
A. harangue = 1. a speech addressed to an assembly
2. a bombastic ranting speech or writing
references: Mandeson, Greek-English Dictionary, page 320
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary,page 517
B. public speech
reference: Mandeson's Greek-English Dictionary, page 320


Betty Jean Petropoulos
Local time: 12:44
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergey Kudryashov
17 days

agree  Nepheli: I agree with public speech
106 days
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