greek
希腊语,希腊文,希腊语的,希腊人
Definitions
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- : of or relating to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.
- : pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Church.
- : noting or pertaining to the alphabetical script derived from a Semitic form of writing, employing some letters that originally represented consonants for use as vowel sounds, which was used from about the beginning of the first millennium b.c. for the writing of Greek, and from which the Latin, Cyrillic, and other alphabets were derived.
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- : a native or inhabitant of Greece.
- : the language of the ancient Greeks and any of the languages that have developed from it, as Hellenistic Greek, Biblical Greek, the Koine, and Modern Greek. Abbreviation: Gk, Gk.
- : Informal. anything unintelligible, as speech, writing, etc.: This contract is all Greek to me.
- : a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
- : Hellenic.
- : a person who belongs to a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority.
- : Archaic: Usually Offensive. a cheater, especially one who cheats at cards.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
In Greek mythology, the species became associated with numerous gods.
The Greek embassy confirmed the death, which has barely registered by the international press.
That distant whirring sound you hear is a long-dead Greek physician spinning in his grave.
In 1984, gay men were not openly accepted in Southern Greek culture.
The root of the word irony is in the Greek eironeia, “liar.”
John of Damascus, an important Greek theologian of the eighth century, often cited by Thomas.
The Greek character will now become easy to decipher; and the evening papers may take King Otho both off the throne and on.
Just got a telegram saying that M. Venezelos has gained a big majority in the Greek Election.
The fact that the earth was globular in form was understood by the Greek men of science.
In Greek especially she was proficient, and Plato was to her more interesting than any story book.