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Hellenic

Syllabification: (Hel·len·ic)
Pronunciation: /heˈlenik/

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Definition of Hellenic

adjective

  • Greek.
  • Archaeology relating to or denoting Iron Age and Classical Greek culture (between Helladic and Hellenistic).

noun

  • the branch of the Indo-European language family comprising classical and modern Greek.
  • the Greek language.

Origin:

from Greek Hellēnikos, from Hellēn (see Hellene)

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