Grecian

[ gree-shuhn ]

/ ˈgri ʃən /

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adjective

Greek (especially with reference to ancient Greece).

noun

a Greek.

an expert in the Greek language or Greek literature.

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Origin of Grecian

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin Graeci(a)Greece + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Grecian

an·ti-Gre·cian, adjective, nounpro-Gre·cian, adjective, nounpseu·do-Gre·cian, adjective, nounqua·si-Gre·cian, adjective, noun

Words nearby Grecian

great year, Great Zimbabwe, greave, greaves, grebe, Grecian, Grecian bend, Grecian profile, Grecism, Grecize, Greco

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How to use Grecian in a sentence

Human to human, and also human-to-idea, which is what those Grecian mortal-god pairings were really about.
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If you’ve taken a peek at actress Storm Reid’s Instagram feed in the past few days, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of her basking in the Grecian sun, flicking it up in some of the chicest swimwear imaginable.
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It looks like a futuristic chaise longue, and is almost Grecian in its blinding-white color.
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At her Palm Springs wedding to Dina in 2012, she wore a Cymbeline dress that looked more like a Grecian slip.
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Lupita Nyong'o really did look beautiful in a Grecian-style dress in a color she called “Nairobi” blue.
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Reasons for my Gingrich blues No lunar dreams or Grecian cruise No credit line from Tiffany's No saintly wife, his former squeeze.
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She was a singular beauty, Swedish looking and blond with an unusual profile—a very Grecian profile.
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This was a vast building of classical design, resembling a Grecian temple.
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The doctor came; a splendid dinner ensued; the Grecian was very brilliant.
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The partiality this worthy Grecian always manifested for smoking is well known.
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Enchanted with the golden period of the Grecian republic, I passed over the storms by which it had been agitated.
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Nothing could be more absurd in the eyes of Grecian philosophers, than to speak of the resurrection of the body.
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British Dictionary definitions for Grecian

Grecian

/ (ˈɡriːʃən) /

adjective

(esp of beauty or architecture) conforming to Greek ideals, esp in being classically simple

noun

a scholar of or expert in the Greek language or literature

adjective, noun

another word for Greek

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