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Grecism

noun
Gre·cism | \ˈgrē-ˌsi-zəm \

Definition of Grecism 

1 : a Greek idiom

2 : a quality or style imitative of Greek art or culture

First Known Use of Grecism

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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