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
The translation into Classical Greek, Latin, Turkish, Croatian and Gipsy was carried out by native speakers of Hungarian.
From Baron Pál Podmaniczky and the Norwegian Bible by Ilona, Martinovitsné Kutas
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