greek

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɡrik/ UK /ɡriːk/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like gleek /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

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adj
relating to Greece, its people, or its language

He studied Greek philosophy at university.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to greece, its... hellenicgrecian

Word family

Derived forms greekness

Related forms grecianhellenicgraecism

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Phrases (3)

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Idioms (1)

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it's all Greek to me
I cannot understand it at all

Etymology

From Old English Grecas, Crecas ('the Greeks'), from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Graikos, the name of a Boeotian tribe later applied by the Romans to all Hellenes.

Graecus Latin Graikos Ancient Greek

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# greek

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɡrik/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡriːk/

## Meanings
1. relating to Greece, its people, or its language

## Examples
- He studied Greek philosophy at university.

## Synonyms
- hellenic
- grecian

## Derived Forms
- greekness

## Related Forms
- grecian
- hellenic
- graecism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Graecus
- Root: Graikos

## Etymology
From Old English Grecas, Crecas ('the Greeks'), from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Graikos, the name of a Boeotian tribe later applied by the Romans to all Hellenes.

## AI Etymology
Greek comes from Old English Grecas, Crecas ('the Greeks'), from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Graikos, the name of a Boeotian tribe later applied by the Romans to all Hellenes. The historical trail runs through Latin Graecus and Ancient Greek Graikos. In modern use it means relating to Greece, its people, or its language. Derived formations include greekness; related forms include grecian, hellenic, graecism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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