hellenic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] (antiquity) characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures | |
Synonyms: | greco-roman | |
Related terms: | classical | |
2. | [ adjective ] characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures | |
Synonyms: | greco-roman graeco-roman | |
Related terms: | classical | |
3. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages | |
Synonyms: | Greek Hellenic_language | |
Related terms: | Indo-European Modern_Greek Medieval_Greek Koine Late_Greek Ancient_Greek Greece | |
4. | [ adjective ] (Greek antiquity) relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization | |
Synonyms: | Hellenistical Hellenistic | |
Related terms: | Hellenism Hellenism Hellenism | |
5. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks | |
Synonyms: | Greek Grecian | |
Examples: | "Greek mythology" "a grecian robe" |
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Related terms: | Greece Greece Greece | |
Similar spelling: |
Hellenistic Hellenism Helmick Helmke Helling healing |