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Grecian

[ gree-shuhn ]

adjective

  1. Greek (especially with reference to ancient Greece).


noun

  1. a Greek.
  2. an expert in the Greek language or Greek literature.

Grecian

/ ˈɡriːʃən /

adjective

  1. (esp of beauty or architecture) conforming to Greek ideals, esp in being classically simple
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a scholar of or expert in the Greek language or literature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. another word for Greek
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • an·ti-Gre·cian adjective noun
  • pro-Gre·cian adjective noun
  • pseu·do-Gre·cian adjective noun
  • qua·si-Gre·cian adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Grecian1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin Graeci(a) Greece + -an
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Example Sentences

Human to human, and also human-to-idea, which is what those Grecian mortal-god pairings were really about.

If you’ve taken a peek at actress Storm Reid’s Instagram feed in the past few days, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of her basking in the Grecian sun, flicking it up in some of the chicest swimwear imaginable.

It looks like a futuristic chaise longue, and is almost Grecian in its blinding-white color.

At her Palm Springs wedding to Dina in 2012, she wore a Cymbeline dress that looked more like a Grecian slip.

Lupita Nyong'o really did look beautiful in a Grecian-style dress in a color she called “Nairobi” blue.

Reasons for my Gingrich blues No lunar dreams or Grecian cruise No credit line from Tiffany's No saintly wife, his former squeeze.

She was a singular beauty, Swedish looking and blond with an unusual profile—a very Grecian profile.

This was a vast building of classical design, resembling a Grecian temple.

The doctor came; a splendid dinner ensued; the Grecian was very brilliant.

The partiality this worthy Grecian always manifested for smoking is well known.

Enchanted with the golden period of the Grecian republic, I passed over the storms by which it had been agitated.

Nothing could be more absurd in the eyes of Grecian philosophers, than to speak of the resurrection of the body.

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