noun
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑Greek, ↑Hellenic language
• Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas
• Hypernyms: ↑Indo-European, ↑Indo-European language, ↑Indo-Hittite
• Hyponyms:
↑Modern Greek, ↑New Greek, ↑Late Greek, ↑Medieval Greek, ↑Middle Greek, ↑Byzantine Greek, ↑Koine, ↑Ancient Greek
adjective
1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures (Freq. 2)
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classical mythology
• Syn: ↑classical, ↑classic, ↑Greco-Roman, ↑Graeco-Roman
2. relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑Hellenistic, ↑Hellenistical
• Pertains to noun: ↑Hellenism (for: ↑Hellenistical), ↑Hellenism (for: ↑Hellenistic), ↑Hellenism
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Hellenism (for: ↑Hellenistical), ↑Hellenism (for: ↑Hellenistic)
3. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
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Greek mythology
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a Grecian robe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.