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GREC may refer to: Greenpoint Renaissance Enterprise Corporation, a consortium of neighborhood organizations in North Brooklyn Group for Reflection among
GREC
Twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet
letter in Romance languages – i grego in Galician, i grega in Catalan, i grec in French and Romanian, and i greca in Italian – all meaning "Greek I". The
Y
Ancient forms of the Greek language
Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ [hellɛːnikɛ́ː]) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500
Ancient_Greek
Neoclassical revival style of the mid-to-late 19th century
Néo-Grec was a Neoclassical Revival style of the mid-to-late 19th century that was popularized in architecture, the decorative arts, and in painting during
Neo-Grec
18th-century French style of art and architecture
The French term goût grec ([ɡu ɡʁɛk]; "Greek taste") is often applied to the earliest expression of the Neoclassical style in France and refers specifically
Goût_grec
Polish footballer (born 1999)
Małgorzata Grec (born 11 September 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League 2 club Newcastle United. Grec's senior
Małgorzata_Grec
International theatre, dance, music, and circus festival
The Grec Festival of Barcelona (Catalan: Festival Grec de Barcelona) is an international festival of theatre, dance, music, and circus. With a long-standing
Festival_Grec_de_Barcelona
2017-08-28. "Grec 84". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 106". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 112".
List of New Testament minuscules (1–1000)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1–1000)
1846 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight (Jeunes Grecs faisant battre des coqs). It is an example of the Neo-Grec style. It was one of Gérôme's first successes
The_Cock_Fight
Epic poem by Miquel Costa i Llobera
La deixa del geni grec ("The Legacy of the Greek Genius") is a long epic poem by Miquel Costa i Llobera, which follows the adventures of a group of Greek
La_deixa_del_geni_grec
"Barcelona - Sants". www.grec.cat. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2023-06-30. "Barcelona - Les Corts de Sarrià". www.grec.cat. Archived from
Former municipalities of Barcelona
Former_municipalities_of_Barcelona
Retrieved 2017-09-15. "Grec 301". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-09-15. "Grec 312". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-09-15. "Grec 307". Bibliothèque
List of New Testament lectionaries
List_of_New_Testament_lectionaries
Architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries
all things Greek in furniture and interior design, sometimes called Neo-Grec, reached its peak in the beginning of the 19th century when the designs of
Greek_Revival_architecture
2017-08-28. "Grec 84". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 106". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 112".
List of New Testament minuscules (1–100)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1–100)
Script used to write the Greek language
A 16th-century edition of the New Testament (Gospel of John), printed in the renaissance typeface Grecs du roi by Claude Garamond
Greek_alphabet
National library of France in Paris
which are divided into three fonds: Ancien fonds grec, fonds Coislin, and Fonds du Supplément grec. according to content: learned and bibliophilic, collections
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France
Variety of grape
Barbaroux (also known as Grec rouge) is a pink-skinned French wine grape variety grown in southeastern France. It is a permitted variety in the appellation
Barbaroux
Retrieved 2017-09-15. "Grec 301". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-09-15. "Grec 312". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-09-15. "Grec 307". Bibliothèque
List of New Testament lectionaries (1–500)
List_of_New_Testament_lectionaries_(1–500)
Greek typeface by Claude Garamond
Les Grecs du roi (lit. "the king's Greeks") are a celebrated and influential Greek alphabet typeface in the Greek minuscule style which was cut by the
Grecs_du_roi
"Supplément Grec 1128". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Supplément Grec 1124". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Supplément Grec 1125"
List of New Testament minuscules (1001–2000)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1001–2000)
French basketball player (born 1997)
Pantel-Jouve (12 September 2022). "Sylvain Francisco s'engage avec le club grec de Peristéri". bebasket.fr. "Bayern Basketball announced Sylvain Francisco"
Sylvain_Francisco
2001). "Grec 104". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 105". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 106 A"
List of New Testament minuscules (601–700)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(601–700)
Community organization
The Greenpoint Renaissance Enterprise Corporation (GREC) is a consortium of neighborhood organizations in North Brooklyn that serves to facilitate and
Greenpoint Renaissance Enterprise Corporation
Greenpoint_Renaissance_Enterprise_Corporation
Artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Romanticism
International exhibition in Barcelona, Spain
the Palau Nacional de Catalunya, the Font màgica de Montjuïc, the Teatre Grec, Poble Espanyol, and the Estadi Olímpic. The idea of a new exhibition began
1929 Barcelona International Exposition
1929_Barcelona_International_Exposition
Tenth-century illuminated manuscript
France ms. grec 139, fol. 428v. Paris Psalter, Moses Receiving the Tablets of the Law, c. 950, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France ms. grec 139, fol
Paris_Psalter
2017-08-28. "Grec 19". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-31. "Supplement Grec 99". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-31. "Grec 491". Bibliothèque
List of New Testament minuscules (2001–)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(2001–)
Country in North America
Retrieved 25 September 2020. "Nord-Amèrica, in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana". Grec.cat. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2013. Parsons
Mexico
American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
Honor". NPR. Retrieved November 16, 2016. "L'acteur Tom Hanks naturalisé grec par le président - La Libre". Lalibre.be. Retrieved July 13, 2022. Roberts
Tom_Hanks
French linguist
nouvelles, by Thrasso Castonakis 1948: Introduction au grec moderne G. P. Maisonneuve 1949: Grammaire du grec moderne, Klincksieck, ISBN 2252033819 1953: La littérature
André_Mirambel
on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-07-07. "Grec 63". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 2017-07-07. "Grec 62". Bibliothèque nationale de France.
List_of_New_Testament_uncials
Star at the centre of the Solar System
Corbard, T.; Provost, J.; Salabert, D.; Schmider, F. X.; Gabriel, A. H.; Grec, G.; Renaud, C.; Robillot, J. M.; Roca-Cortés, T.; Turck-Chièze, S.; Ulrich
Sun
Football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Perfume Museum Vil·la Joana Performing arts L'Auditori Coliseum Festival Grec de Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu Palau de la Música Catalana Teatre Lliure
Camp_Nou
German art school and art movement
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Bauhaus
Province of the late Byzantine Empire
Paperbacks. ISBN 978-1-84511-895-2. Zakythinos, D.A. (1932). Le despotat grec de Morée, Tome 1: Histoire politique (in French). Paris: Société d'édition
Despotate_of_the_Morea
British diplomat and author
group that revived the Edinburgh Oyster Club. Michael Shea married Mona Grec Stensen, a native of Norway, in 1968. The couple had two daughters. His last
Michael_Shea_(diplomat)
Illuminated manuscript of the Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus
The Paris Gregory (BnF Grec 510) is an illuminated manuscript of the Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus commissioned in Constantinople by Patriarch Photios
Paris_Gregory
Variant of the Latin alphabet
requirements of the language. The letters Q (chiu), W (dublu ve), and Y (igrec or i grec, meaning "Greek i") were formally introduced in the Romanian alphabet in
Romanian_alphabet
Historic district in Manhattan, New York
brick rowhouses over raised basements in the Queen Anne, Romanesque, and Neo-Grec styles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992
Manhattan Avenue–West 120th–123rd Streets Historic District
Manhattan_Avenue–West_120th–123rd_Streets_Historic_District
damage. "Grec 51". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 52". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 53". Gallica
List of New Testament minuscules (201–300)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(201–300)
Greek musician (1946–2015)
écrit sur les murs" in 1989, along with golden records for the albums Le Grec and Voice and Vision. Also his Christmas Album and Greatest Hits easily reached
Demis_Roussos
American furniture designer (1826–1910)
Frank Furness (1839–1912), he made pieces in the Renaissance Revival, Neo-Grec, Modern Gothic, and Colonial Revival styles. Examples of his work are in
Daniel_Pabst
Neo-Grec style house in Paris, 1860–1891
Sébastien Cornu and Jean-Léon Gérôme. It is considered a good example of Neo-Grec style. When Prince Napoléon went into exile, he sold it to investors, who
Maison_pompéienne
19th-century art movement
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Impressionism
Surname list
Toxopeus is a Dutch surname. It is a Grecism for bowman, from Greek τοξοποιός, and was probably adopted by people named boogman. People with this name
Toxopeus
Architectural style
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Brutalist_architecture
Art created outside the boundaries of official culture by those untrained in the arts
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Outsider_art
French sculptor (1823-1893)
de style néo-grec, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, c. 1878 Rabelais, Chinon, 1882 L'Oracle, bas-relief, 1893 "Musée d'Orsay: Emile Hébert Neo-Grec style table"
Pierre-Eugène-Emile_Hébert
City in Catalonia, Spain
industry (%)") Archived 10 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Idescat, 2008 "GREC.NET -". 6 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status
Barcelona
Latin-script digraph
Griekse ij (meaning "Greek Y"), a literal translation of i-grec (from French, with the stress on grec: [iˈɡrɛk]) or alternatively called Ypsilon. In modern
IJ_(digraph)
Retrieved 2017-08-28. "Grec 179". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 181". Bibliothèque nationale. Retrieved 2017-05-11. "Grec 182". Bibliothèque
List of New Testament minuscules (701–800)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(701–800)
Economic phase in 19th-century Germany and Austria
Gothic Egyptian Revival French Provincial Gothic Revival Greek Revival / Neo-Grec Mayan Revival Moorish Revival Neoclassical New Classical Renaissance Revival
Gründerzeit
Archaic letter of the Greek alphabet
phonology. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 24. Brixhe, Claude (1976). Le Dialecte grec de Pamphylie: Documents et grammaire. Paris. pp. 7–9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint:
Sampi
Contemporary art movement
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Photorealism
Genus of flowering plants
dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285. Bailly, Anatole. "delphinium". 'Abrégé du dictionnaire grec-français. Archived
Delphinium
Archaic letter of the Greek alphabet
Technical report, Unicode Consortium, 2005. Citing C. Brixhe, Le dialecte grec de Pamphylie. Documents et grammaire. Paris: Maisonneuve, 1976. Jeffery,
Digamma
Neighbourhood of Zagreb, Croatia
Gradec (pronounced [grǎdet͡s]) or Grič (pronounced [grîːtʃ], Hungarian: Gréc, Latin: Mons Graecensis prope Zagrabiam). It is situated on the hill of Grič
Gornji_grad,_Zagreb
Subfamily of moths
PMID 34724760. S2CID 90534956. Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285. Bailly, Anatole
Thaumetopoeinae
Christian rescue mission in New York City
and manufacturer of coffins. It was designed by William Jose in the neo-Grec style. The building was altered in 1908–09 for the Mission's use by Marshall
The_Bowery_Mission
Round, stylized flower design
Papaioannou, Kostas (1975). L'art grec (in French). Mazenod. p. 451. Papaioannou, Kostas (1975). L'art grec (in French). Mazenod. p. 455. Robertson
Rosette_(design)
Ancient Spartan education and training regimen
(1981). Le chasseur noir: formes de penseé et formes de société dans le monde grec. Paris: F. Maspero. ISBN 2-7071-1195-3. OCLC 7658419. Xen. Constitution of
Agoge
Building in Seville, Spain
Gothic Egyptian Revival French Provincial Gothic Revival Greek Revival / Neo-Grec Mayan Revival Moorish Revival Neoclassical New Classical Renaissance Revival
Plaza_de_España,_Seville
Artistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1600–1750
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Baroque
Building in Manhattan, New York
designed by Norris G. Starkweather in a combination of the Queen Anne and neo-Grec styles, as an iron-framed structure. The Potter Building employed the most
Potter_Building
Musical artist
and internationally, including appearances at Canet Rock and opening the Grec Festival in Barcelona in 2015. Oques Grasses was formed in 2010, but they
Oques_Grasses
Grouping of people
(AIESEE, International Association of Southeast European Studies), Comité Grec. Corfu: Ionian University. (English translation of a 1988 work written in
Slavs
French painter
French painter in the academic style, affiliated by critics with the Néo-Grecs movement in art. He specialized in meticulously researched paintings of
Louis_Hector_Leroux
International cultural movement (1920s–1950s)
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Surrealism
American art movement
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Hudson_River_School
Study of external forms and structures of organisms
original on March 5, 2020. Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285. Bailly, Anatole
Morphology_(biology)
Comedic work based on taboo subject matter
Chédel, André (1965) Description moderne des langues du monde: le latin et le grec inutile? p.171 quote: Les termes jaune, vert, bleu évoquent en français un
Dark_humor
Meat dish
restaurateurs paved the road for doner kebabs. They were selling "sandwich grec" ("Greek sandwich"). As the Turkish community grew in size, this term was
Doner_kebab
French-Armenian actor (born 1962)
de Gaulle which filmed in 2023 and 2024. Riens du tout (1992) – Danseur grec Ana El Awan (1994) – Camille When the Cat's Away (1996) – Carlos Le dernier
Simon_Abkarian
Planned class of frigates
Frigates". Naval News. Groizeleau, Vincent (17 December 2021). "En présence des Grecs, la France met sur cale sa première FDI". Mer et Marine (in French). Psaropoulos
Kimon-class_frigate
Two towers in Barcelona, Spain
other projects featured in the exhibition, such as the Greek Theatre (Teatre Grec), the Spanish Village (Poble Espanyol), and the buildings of the Montjuïc
Venetian_Towers
Thoroughfare in Barcelona, Spain
Perfume Museum Vil·la Joana Performing arts L'Auditori Coliseum Festival Grec de Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu Palau de la Música Catalana Teatre Lliure
La_Rambla,_Barcelona
Late-19th-century architectural revival movement
supporter of the style in the 1850s. His major works belonged to the Neo-Grec and Neo-Renaissance style, however, Hansen as a professor of Byzantine art
Neo-Byzantine_architecture
Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
Perfume Museum Vil·la Joana Performing arts L'Auditori Coliseum Festival Grec de Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu Palau de la Música Catalana Teatre Lliure
Barcelona_Cathedral
Salted, cured fish roe pouch
century physician Simeon Seth's instruction on ootaricho (the medieval Greek form of the word): avoid it totally. BNF MS suppl. grec 634, f. 254v detail.
Bottarga
Goddess of retribution in Greek mythology
(2005). "Nemesis, Hybris and Violence". In La Violence dans les mondes grec et romain. pp. 195–212. Kosachova, Olga (2025). "From Painting to Cinema:
Nemesis
European cultural period of the 14th to 17th centuries
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Renaissance
Underground visual art movement
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Lowbrow_(art_movement)
1965 instrumental by Mikis Theodorakis
Acropolis / Trio Hellenique / Mikis Theodorakis / Trio Hellenique - Zorba Le Grec ((1965)) / La Danse De Zorba// Sirtaki ((1965)) / Zorba De Griek". Top 40
Zorba's_Dance
|journal= (help) "Grec 109". Bibliothèque Nationale. Retrieved 2016-05-09. "Grec 111". Bibliothèque Nationale. Retrieved 2016-05-09. "Grec 108". Bibliothèque
List of New Testament minuscules (1801–1900)
List_of_New_Testament_minuscules_(1801–1900)
Species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae
September 4, 2020. Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2-01-003528-9. OCLC 461974285. Bailly
Euphorbia_leuconeura
19th-century French artistic movement
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Barbizon_School
Historical province in southeastern France
Celts et Grecs, in Histoire de la Provence. Pg. 33. Strabo, Geography, book 2, chapter 5, section 28 J. Cited by R. Palanque, Ligures, Celts et Grecs, in Histoire
Provence
Technique of painting with small, distinct dots
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Pointillism
High-crowned cap
2012-08-31. Retrieved 2014-06-03. Dehèque, Félix Désiré (1825). Dictionnaire grec–moderne français (in French). J. Duplessis et Cie. p. 271. καλπάκι, το, bonnet
Kalpak
Group of Austrian artists and architects
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Vienna_Secession
Property of a group not united by common ancestry
authors list (link) Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285. Bailly, Anatole
Polyphyly
Main body cavity in many animals
The Free Dictionary. Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285. Bailly, Anatole
Coelom
from the perspective of the young woman and mother. Euripides (1000–1100). Grec 1713 (in Greek). Byzantine Empire. p. 112. Keuls 1993, p. 1-7. Matthiessen
Women_in_Euripides
19th-century Neoclassical art movement
Lyre arm Neoclassicism in France Neoclassical architecture in Milan Neo-Grec, the late Greek revival style architecture Palace of Fontainebleau Second
Empire_style
Art and architecture inspired by historic styles
Beaux-Arts Byzantine Revival Egyptian Revival Gothic Revival Greek Revival / Neo-Grec Moorish Revival Neoclassical New Classical / Neohistorism Renaissance Revival
Historicism_(art)
Art technique of illusory tridimensionality
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Trompe-l'œil
United States historic place
Upper East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. They are Neo-Grec brownstone structures built around 1879, in two sets designed by different
Rowhouses at 322–344 East 69th Street
Rowhouses_at_322–344_East_69th_Street
Catalan-speaking part of Aragon, Spain
area according to GREC.net. (2) Population centres belonging to the municipality of Capella. Population 2004, area according to GREC.net. (3) Population
La_Franja
Italian artistic movement
Rocaille Louis XV style Frederician Chinoiserie Fête galante Neoclassicism Goût grec Louis XVI style Adam style Directoire style Neoclassical architecture in
Novecento_Italiano
Style of building in 19th century
Gothic Egyptian Revival French Provincial Gothic Revival Greek Revival / Neo-Grec Mayan Revival Moorish Revival Neoclassical New Classical Renaissance Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque_Revival_architecture
GREC
GREC
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Loves God; Graceful; Goodwill; Brightness; Beautiful
Girl/Female
Tamil
Angel, Protector, Very lazy
Male
Egyptian
, a Greco-Roman Egyptian name.
Male
Egyptian
, (?) Greco-Egyptian name.
Girl/Female
Indian
Angel, Protector, Very lazy
Boy/Male
Indian
Gracefull
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Graceful; Form of Grace
GREC
GREC
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Rain; Name of a Woman
Male
German
German form of Latin Bonifatius, BONIFAZ means "good destiny/fate."Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Blessing of God
Boy/Male
Biblical
The soul; he that rests; refreshes himself; or respires.
Female
German
Short form of German Wilhelmine, MINE means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Noble Horse; Owner of Good Horses
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
English
Fortress.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Wish
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Preference
GREC
GREC
GREC
GREC
GREC
n.
A Grecian vessel with fifty oars.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Grecize
v. i.
Alt. of Grecianize
n.
An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.
a.
Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture.
v. t.
To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.
imp. & p. p.
of Grecize
n.
In Athens, originally, the military commanderin-chief; but, afterward, a civil magistrate who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners. In other Grecian cities, a high military and civil officer.
n.
A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danae, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.
a.
Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
n.
A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
n.
Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.
n.
A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism.
n.
The principal gold coin of ancient Grece. It varied much in value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about £1 2s., or about $5.35. The Attic silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater.
a.
Of or pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage and teacher. (b. c. 469-399), or to his manner of teaching and philosophizing.
v. t.
To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; as, the name is Grecized.
n.
Pallas Athene, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman Minerva.
v. i.
To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.
a.
Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian.