Graecism
esp US Grecism
/ (ˈɡriːsɪzəm) /
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noun
Greek characteristics or style
admiration for or imitation of these, as in sculpture or architecture
a form of words characteristic or imitative of the idiom of the Greek language
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Words nearby Graecism
graduate school, graduation, gradus, Graeae, Graecia Magna, Graecism, Graecize, Graeco-, Graeco-Roman, Graeffe method, Graf
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