Hellenic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hellenic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hellenic adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical Synonym(s): classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization Synonym(s): Hellenic, Hellenistic, Hellenistical of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe" Synonym(s): Greek, Grecian, Hellenic n the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages Synonym(s): Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Romaic \Roma"ic\, a. [NGr. [?][?][?][?]: cf. F. roma[8b]que. See {Roman}.] Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}. Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic* language. --Encyc. Brit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hellenic \Hellen"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] the Greeks.] Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. [bd]The Hellenic* forces.[b8] --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\, n. The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.