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Grecian

American  
[gree-shuhn] / ˈgri ʃən /

adjective

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

noun

  1. a Greek.

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

Grecian British  
/ ˈɡriːʃən /

adjective

  1. (esp of beauty or architecture) conforming to Greek ideals, esp in being classically simple

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noun

  1. a scholar of or expert in the Greek language or literature

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adjective

  1. another word for Greek

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Other Word Forms

  • anti-Grecian adjective
  • pro-Grecian adjective
  • pseudo-Grecian adjective
  • quasi-Grecian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Grecian

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

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