Grecian
['ɡriʃən]
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.
(n.) A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.
(n.) A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
(n.) One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Greek.
n. [1]. Greek, native of Greece.[2]. Adept in Greek, proficient in the Greek language, Greek scholar.
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Definition
adj. pertaining to Greece.—n. a native of Greece: one well versed in the Greek language and literature: (B.) a Hellenising Jew or Jew who spoke Greek: one of the senior boys of Christ's Hospital: (slang) an Irish labourer newly over.—v.t. Grē′cise to make Grecian: to translate into Greek.—v.i. to speak Greek.—n. Grē′cism an idiom of the Greek language.—adj. Grē′co-Rō′man of or pertaining to both Greece and Rome esp. to the art cultivated by Greeks under Roman domination (see also Wrestling).—Grecian bend a foolish mode of walking with a slight bend forward at one time affected by a few women who fondly thought to imitate the pose of a figure like the Venus of Milo.
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Examples
- And this was the singular case of the Grecian Interpreter, the explanation of which is still involved in some mystery. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The Grecian Archipelago! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The Grecian Zone extended from Caria to the Bosphorus, and followed the coast as far as Sinope on the Black Sea, where it gradually faded away. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In this very simple institution consisted the whole expense which any Grecian state seems ever to have been at, in preparing its citizens for war. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It dates back to the shadowy ages of tradition, and was the birthplace of gods renowned in Grecian mythology. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The very beauty of the Grecian climate, during the season of spring, added torture to her sensations. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It was spacious, and nearly circular, with a raised seat of stone, about the size of a Grecian couch, at one end. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Amy's nose still afflicted her, for it never would grow Grecian, so did her mouth, being too wide, and having a decided chin. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He is a handsome man: tall, fair, with blue eyes, and a Grecian profile. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The classic Illyssus has gone dry, and so have all the sources of Grecian wealth and greatness. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Your words have delineated very prettily a graceful Apollo: he is present to your imagination,--tall, fair, blue- eyed, and with a Grecian profile. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Rhamnus, the ruins of Rhamnus--you are a great Grecian, now. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- These are sold in various patterns from the Colonial design, like the illustration shown (Fig. 11), to those patterned after the Grecian urn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Yet when the famous orator made his speech the Grecian experiment was a toy of Kings, and the steam engine had just developed from this toy into a mighty engine in the hands of Watt. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Even so will I brave the plague--and though no man follow, I will plant the Grecian standard on the height of St. Sophia. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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