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Late Greek

noun

the Greek of the early Byzantine Empire and of patristic literature, from about a.d. 100 to 700. Abbreviations: LGk, LGk.

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Origin of Late Greek

First recorded in 1825–30

Words nearby Late Greek

latecomer, lated, lateen, lateen-rigged, lateen sail, Late Greek, Late Hebrew, late in life, late in the day, Late Latin, lately
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British Dictionary definitions for Late Greek

Late Greek

noun

the Greek language from about the 3rd to the 8th centuries adCompare Medieval Greek, Koine
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