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Webster 1913 Edition
Hellenic
Hel-len′ic
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, 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 2025
Hellenic
Hellenic
English
Adjective
Hellenic
- Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
- Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).
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of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
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of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Proper noun
Hellenic
- The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 BCE) to the present Modern Greek.
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