Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Hellenic

Hel-len′ic

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] 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.

Definition 2024


Hellenic

Hellenic

English

Adjective

Hellenic

  1. Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
  2. Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).

Synonyms

Translations

Proper noun

Hellenic

  1. The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 BCE) to the present Modern Greek.

Translations

Derived terms

Related terms

Anagrams