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