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Definition of Greek
1a : a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Greeceb : a person of Greek descent
2a : the language used by the Greeks from prehistoric times to the present constituting a branch of Indo-European — see indo-european languages tableb : ancient Greek as used from the time of the earliest records to the end of the second century a.d. — see indo-european languages tablec often not capitalized [translation of Latin Graecum (in the medieval phrase Graecum est; non potest legi It is Greek; it cannot be read)] : something unintelligible it's Greek to me
3 : a member of a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority
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Origin and Etymology of greek
Middle English Greke, from Old English Grēca, from Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos
Greek
Definition of Greek
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or Greek Greek architecture
2a : eastern orthodoxb : of or relating to an Eastern church using the Byzantine rite in Greekc : of or relating to the established Orthodox church of Greece
3 : of or relating to fraternities or sororities the Greek system
First Known Use of greek
14th century
GREEK Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of Greek for English Language Learners
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: a person born, raised, or living in Greece
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: a person whose family is from Greece
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: the language of the Greeks
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