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Greek

[ greek ]

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adjective

of or relating to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.
pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Church.
noting or pertaining to the alphabetic 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.

noun

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. : Gk, Gk.
Informal. anything unintelligible, as speech, writing, etc.:
This contract is all Greek to me.
a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Hellenic ( def 3 ).
a person who belongs to a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority.
Archaic: Usually Offensive. a cheater, especially one who cheats at cards.

Greek

/ 伞谤颈藧办 /

noun

the official language of Greece, constituting the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages See Ancient Greek Late Greek Medieval Greek Modern Greek
a native or inhabitant of Greece or a descendant of such a native
a member of the Greek Orthodox Church
informal.
anything incomprehensible (esp in the phrase it's ( all ) Greek to me )
Greek meets Greek
equals meet

adjective

denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or the Greek language; Hellenic
of, relating to, or designating the Greek Orthodox Church

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Sensitive Note

The noun Greek in its archaic meaning of 鈥渃heater鈥� is usually perceived as insulting to or by Greeks.

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Derived Forms

藞骋谤别别办苍别蝉蝉, noun

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

骋谤别别办顎僤辞尘 noun
骋谤别别办顎僫蝉丑 adjective
补苍顎卼颈-骋谤别别办顎� adjective noun
丑补濒蹿顎�-骋谤别别办顎� adjective
苍辞苍-骋谤别别办顎� adjective noun
辫谤别-骋谤别别办顎� adjective noun
辫谤辞-骋谤别别办顎� adjective noun
辫蝉别耻顎卍辞-骋谤别别办顎� adjective noun
辩耻补顎却颈-骋谤别别办顎� adjective

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Greek¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English 骋谤脓肠补蝉 (plural) from Latin 骋谤补别肠墨 鈥渢he Greeks鈥� (nominative plural of Graecus ) from Greek 骋谤补颈办辞铆, plural of 骋谤补颈办贸蝉 Greek

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Greek¹

from Old English 骋谤脓肠补蝉 (plural), or Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos

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Example Sentences

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Olympiakos are top of the Greek top flight and are set to qualify for the Champions League.

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Previously Ancient Greek was the primary language of the Catholic Liturgy as well as official communication for the Church.

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A huge ancient eruption created the dreamy Greek island, leaving a vast crater and a horse-shoe shaped rim.

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The name Zeteo comes from the ancient Greek word for 鈥渟eeking out鈥� or 鈥渟triving.鈥�

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There has been an explosion in central Athens, near the offices of Greek railway company Hellenic Train.

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greegree Greek alphabet

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