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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Origin of Greek
before 900; Middle English; Old English Grēcas (plural) <Latin Graecī the Greeks (nominative plural of Graecus) <Greek Graikoí, plural of GraikósGreek
usage note for Greek
The noun Greek in its archaic meaning of “cheater” is usually perceived as insulting to or by Greeks.
OTHER WORDS FROM Greek
Words nearby Greek
Greece, greed, greedy, greedy guts, greegree, Greek, Greek alphabet, Greek calends, Greek Catholic, Greek Church, Greek cross
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How to use Greek in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for Greek
Greek
/ (ɡriːk) /
noun
adjective
denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or the Greek language; Hellenic
of, relating to, or designating the Greek Orthodox Church
Derived forms of Greek
Greekness, nounWord Origin for Greek
from Old English Grēcas (plural), or Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos
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