Classical Greek
Americannoun
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the form of Greek used in classical literature, especially the literary Attic Greek of the 5th and 4th centuries b.c.
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(loosely) ancient Greek.
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From this point and for the next few centuries, Greece experienced a revival in which a unique and vibrant culture emerged and evolved into what we recognize today as Classical Greek civilization.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The signal feature of the college, the amphitheater recalls Classical Greek amphitheaters but is given a sylvan setting.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2016
McCabe: When I first entered university I found myself talking a class in Classical Greek philosophy, and I came under the spell early of Socrates and some of the early Greek thinkers.
From Forbes ● Oct. 1, 2014
Nowadays, they look like they have been molded from idealized Classical Greek statues, such is the extreme conditioning, but don't play with the same grace and finesse.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2013
Sketches of this and other plays alluded to in the course of the work may be read in the first volume of Mahaffy's "History of Classical Greek Literature."
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.
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