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单词 hellenics
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Hellenicsn.

Brit. /hᵻˈlɛnɪks/, /hɛˈlɛnɪks/, U.S. /hɛˈlɛnɪks/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymon: Hellenic adj.
Etymology: < Hellenic adj., after ancient Greek Ἑλληνικά (neuter plural) history of Greek affairs (also as the title of a work by Xenophon). Compare post-classical Latin Hellenica, title of a work by Xenophon (1833 or earlier).
Now rare.
With singular agreement. Writings on Greek subjects. Used esp. as or in the title of a work.
ΚΠ
1716 H. Prideaux Old & New Test. Connected I. vi. 396 Xenophon's Hellenics continues the Greek history from thence [sc. the Peloponnesian War].
1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric II. xxxvi. 275 His [sc. Xenophon's] Hellenics, or Continuation of the History of Thucydides, is a much inferior work.
1846 W. S. Landor (title) Hellenics.
1892 B. W. Ball (title) Merrimac River, Hellenics, and other poems.
1920 ‘W. Bryher’ in Poetry Dec. 136 (title) Hellenics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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