Grecian [ gree -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgri ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective
Greek (especially with reference to ancient Greece).noun
an expert in the Greek language or Greek literature.
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Origin of Grecian 1540–50; <Latin
Graeci (
a )
Greece +
-an
OTHER WORDS FROM Grecian pro-Grecian, adjective pseudo-Grecian, adjective quasi-Grecian, adjective
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.
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.
It looks like a futuristic chaise longue, and is almost Grecian in its blinding-white color.
At her Palm Springs wedding to Dina in 2012, she wore a Cymbeline dress that looked more like a Grecian slip.
Lupita Nyong'o really did look beautiful in a Grecian -style dress in a color she called “Nairobi” blue.
Reasons for my Gingrich blues No lunar dreams or Grecian cruise No credit line from Tiffany's No saintly wife, his former squeeze.
She was a singular beauty, Swedish looking and blond with an unusual profile—a very Grecian profile.
This was a vast building of classical design, resembling a Grecian temple.
The doctor came; a splendid dinner ensued; the Grecian was very brilliant.
The partiality this worthy Grecian always manifested for smoking is well known.
Enchanted with the golden period of the Grecian republic, I passed over the storms by which it had been agitated.
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
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
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