Hellenic
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑλληνικός (Hellenikos, “of or relating to Greece or Greeks”), from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellas, “Greece”).
A learned 17th-century formation, attested from ca. 1640.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛnɪk
[edit] 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).
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of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
[edit] Proper noun
Hellenic
- The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 BCE) to the present Modern Greek.
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[edit] Derived terms
- Hellenism
- Hellenist
- Hellenistic
- Hellenistical
- Hellenic Republic
- Hellenise or Hellenize
- Hellenisation or Hellenization
- Helleniser or Hellenizer
