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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hel•len•ic (he len′ik, -lē′nik),USA pronunciation adj. - Language Varieties, Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeologyof, pertaining to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., esp. before the time of Alexander the Great. Cf. Hellenistic (def. 3).
- Language VarietiesGreek.
n. - Language VarietiesAlso called Greek. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising a variety of ancient, medieval, and modern dialects and languages, all of them called Greek.
- Language VarietiesKatharevusa.
- Greek Hellēnikós of, pertaining to the Greeks. See Hellene, -ic
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hellenic /hɛˈlɛnɪk -ˈliː-/ adj - of or relating to the ancient or modern Greeks or their language
- of or relating to ancient Greece or the Greeks of the classical period (776–323 bc)
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n - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Greek in its various ancient and modern dialects
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