Modern Greek


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

Origin of Modern Greek

1
First recorded in 1740–50
  • Also called New Greek.

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Modern Greek

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

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