Hellenic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See
     {Roman}.]
     Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its
     language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called
     by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}.
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     Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople
           were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence
           the term Romaic was the name given to the popular
           language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as
           the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? the Greeks.]
     Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece;
     Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\, n.
     The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic,
     which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of
     Alexander.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hellenic
       adj 1: characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures [syn:
               {Greco-Roman}, {Graeco-Roman}]
       2: relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek
          civiliHzation [syn: {Hellenistic}, {Hellenistical}]
       3: of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks;
          "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe" [syn: {Greek}, {Grecian}]
       n : the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
           [syn: {Greek}, {Hellenic language}]