Greek
adjective
of or relating to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.
Greeks
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pluralof Greek.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There’s a not-so-subtle message in that genesis myth explaining the compulsion for men to dismiss a woman’s anger, however the Greeks might define it, even if you don’t interpret it as such.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Like the Greeks, Ibsen uses the family as an image of society,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"And that's not just writers who continually return to the Greeks and Romans -- the history, the myths, the characters, the events -- that's also readers. These are ripping good yarns."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
After a Persian subterfuge stripped the Greeks of their leadership, it seemed to many of the Ten Thousand that the situation was hopeless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
For centuries the Greeks had been fascinated with conic sections.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
