hellenic – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Hellenic
adj.
of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks; Greek
Hellenic
Hellenic is a synonym for
Greek. It means either:
- of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people and culture
- of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period
Hellenic
Noun
1. the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
(synonym) Greek, Hellenic language
(hypernym) Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
(hyponym) Modern Greek
(classification) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Adjective
1. characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
(synonym) Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman
(similar) classical
2. relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation
(synonym) Hellenistic, Hellenistical
(pertainym) Hellenism
3. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe"
(synonym) Greek, Grecian
(pertainym) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Hellenic
(n.)
The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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