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GRECIAN
Greek, Grecian, Hellenic
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; “Greek mythology”; “a Grecian robe”
Grecian
(noun) a native or resident of Greece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
Grecian (not comparable)
(obsolete or poetic) Greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece).
Synonym: Hellenic
Noun
Grecian (plural Grecians)
(obsolete) A native or inhabitant of Greece.
A senior pupil at Christ's Hospital School in West Sussex, England.
(obsolete) A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
(obsolete) One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history.
(obsolete, slang) An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland.
Anagrams
• Gricean, anergic
Source: Wiktionary
Gre"cian", a. Etym: [Cf. Greek.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. Grecian bend, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] -- Grecian fire. See Greek fire, under Greek.
Gre"cian, n.
1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.
2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. Acts vi. 1.
Note: The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version.
6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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