Graeco-Roman
esp US Greco-Roman
of, characteristic of, or relating to Greek and Roman influences, as found in Roman sculpture
denoting a style of wrestling in which the legs may not be used to obtain a fall and no hold may be applied below the waist
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How to use Graeco-Roman in a sentence
He had to sue two Graeco-Roman wrestlers for board and attach their box-office receipts.
In Madeira Place | Heman White ChaplinDuring the period under consideration in this study Isis was honored in all parts of the Graeco-Roman world.
Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries | Ruth Ellis MessengerThe Romans adopted the word for all peoples other than those under Graeco-Roman influence and domination.
Whatever the shape of the Graeco-Roman forceps was it seems to have been a handy instrument for many different manipulations.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart MilneBut it is better than the harmony of dull and complacent convention which prevailed in the Graeco-Roman decadence.
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