Complete Definition of "Hellenic"

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English

Etymology
From Gr. �λληνικ�� (Hellenikos) "of or relating to Greece or Greeks", from Ancient Greek �λλά� (Hellas) "Greece".

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nɪk|-�nɪk

Adjective
Hellenic

#Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
#Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).

Noun
Hellenic

#The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 BCE) to the present Modern Greek.

Related terms
Hellas
Helladic
Hellen
Hellene
Hellenisation or Hellenization
Hellenise or Hellenize
Helleniser or Hellenizer
Hellenism
Hellenist
Hellenistic
Hellenistical

Synonyms
Grecian

Translations
Greek: �λληνικ�� (Hellenikos) m

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