Modern Greek

noun

the Greek language since c1500. Abbreviations: ModGk, Mod. Gk.

Origin of Modern Greek

First recorded in 1740–50

Also called New Greek.

Words Nearby Modern Greek

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How to use Modern Greek in a sentence

Several of the Modern Greek stories are very like the skazka mentioned above.
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Modern Greek has also a large number of Turkish words which are rejected in the artificial literary language.
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After beginning with dramatic Modern Greek and Dalmatian drama.
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It has been translated into Welsh and Modern Greek, and used in several theological training-schools.
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Anastasius; or, the Memoirs of a Modern Greek: published in the year 1819.
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British Dictionary definitions for Modern Greek

Modern Greek

noun

the Greek language since about 1453 ad (the fall of Byzantium): Compare Demotic, Katharevusa

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