Hellenic
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[edit] Etymology
From Greek Ελληνικός (Hellenikos), “‘of or relating to Greece or Greeks’”), from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellas), “‘Greece’”).
[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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[edit] Translations
of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
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of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
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[edit] 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] Related terms
- Hellas
- Helladic
- Hellen
- Hellene
- Hellenic Republic
- Hellenisation or Hellenization
- Hellenise or Hellenize
- Helleniser or Hellenizer
- Hellenism
- Hellenist
- Hellenistic
- Hellenistical
