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    SWORD OF DAMOCLES

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A constant and imminent perilplay

    Example:

    the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("sword of Damocles" is a kind of...):

    endangerment; hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune)

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