/ Dictionary / Index D Demosthenes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: De•mos•the•nes Pronunciation: (di-mos'thu-nēz"), [key] — n. 384?–322 b.c., Athenian statesman and orator. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: demosthenes (Thesaurus) demos demote Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language