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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Synonyms:
Greek; Hellenic; Hellenic language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Greek" is a kind of...):
Indo-European; Indo-European language; Indo-Hittite (the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Greek"):
Modern Greek; New Greek (the Greek language as spoken and written today)
Late Greek (the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries)
Byzantine Greek; Medieval Greek; Middle Greek (the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD)
Koine (a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire)
Ancient Greek (the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire)
Derivation:
Greek (of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Greece
Synonyms:
Greek; Hellene
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Greek" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Greek"):
Thessalonian (a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica)
Thessalian (a native or inhabitant of Thessaly)
Mycenaen (a native or inhabitant of ancient Mycenae)
Ephesian (a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus)
Argive (a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos)
Theban (a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes)
Arcadian (an inhabitant of Arcadia)
Spartan (a resident of Sparta)
Lesbian (a resident of Lesbos)
Laconian (a resident of Laconia)
Corinthian (a resident of Corinth)
Athenian (a resident of Athens)
Ionian; Dorian; Aeolian; Eolian; Achaean; Achaian (a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks)
Holonyms ("Greek" is a member of...):
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Derivation:
Grecian; Greek (of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
Example:
a Grecian robe
Synonyms:
Grecian; Greek; Hellenic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Greece (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Derivation:
Greek (the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages)
Greek (a native or inhabitant of Greece)
Context examples:
Well, you are not examined in Greek roots in polite society, which is lucky for some of us.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
My subject is Greek, and the first of the papers consists of a large passage of Greek translation which the candidate has not seen.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A dendrimer is a tree-like highly branched polymer molecule (Greek dendra = tree).
(Dendrimer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Alexander was called up into the room: it was with great difficulty that I understood his Greek, and had but little of my own.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
A new collaboration between two UC Santa Barbara labs explored the underlying molecular mechanism of a remarkable process called anastasis, a Greek word meaning "rising to life."
(Cells Back from Brink of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Candidates for this degree typically must complete course work in Greek or Hebrew, as well as systematic theology, biblical theology, ethics, homiletics and Christian ministry.
(Bachelor of Theology, NCI Thesaurus)
A change in or difference between; usually represented by the 4th letter of the greek alphabet.
(Delta, NCI Thesaurus)
The gene Klotho is named for a Greek mythological goddess of fate.
(Longevity gene linked to better brain skills, NIH, US)
The 1st letter of the Greek alphabet.
(Alpha, NCI Thesaurus)
So, too, did the Greeks, and divers other ancient peoples who were famed for their learning.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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