Graeco-Roman

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or relating to Greek and Roman influences, as found in Roman sculpture
2. denoting a style of wrestling in which the legs may not be used to obtain a fall and no hold may be applied below the waist

Example Sentences

He had to sue two Graeco-Roman wrestlers for board and attach their box-office receipts.

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During the period under consideration in this study Isis was honored in all parts of the Graeco-Roman world.

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The Romans adopted the word for all peoples other than those under Graeco-Roman influence and domination.

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Whatever the shape of the Graeco-Roman forceps was it seems to have been a handy instrument for many different manipulations.

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But it is better than the harmony of dull and complacent convention which prevailed in the Graeco-Roman decadence.

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