Hellenic
[hɛ'lɛnɪk]
a. 希腊, 希腊, 希腊语



hellenic
[ noun ]

1. the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

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[ adj ]

1. relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization

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2. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

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Greek mythology
a Grecian robe

3. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures

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classical mythology

Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See
{Roman}.]
Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its
language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called
by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}.

Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople
were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence
the term Romaic was the name given to the popular
language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as
the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit.


Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? the Greeks.]
Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece;
Greek; Grecian. ``The Hellenic forces.'' --Jowett (Thucyd. ).


Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\, n.
The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic,
which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of
Alexander.