hellenic
Noun · AdjectiveUS[huh-len-ik]/həˈlɛnɪk/3 syllables
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Noun (1)
- the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languagesSynonyms: GreekHellenic languageType of Indo-European, Indo-European languageKinds Modern Greek, Late Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine, Medieval Greek
Adjective (2)
- relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilizationSynonyms: HellenisticHellenisticalRelating to Hellenism
- of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language“Greek mythology”“a Grecian robe”Synonyms: GreekGrecianRelating to Hellenic Republic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Hel·len′ic (?; 277), adjective
Origin: Gr. …, …, fr. … the Greeks.
Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. “The Hellenic forces.” Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Hel·len′ic noun
The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54