Greek

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\ ˈgrēk

Definition of Greek

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Greece

b : 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 Table

b : ancient Greek as used from the time of the earliest records to the end of the second century a.d. — see Indo-European Languages Table

c 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

Greek

adjective

Definition of Greek (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or Greek Greek architecture

2a : eastern orthodox

b : of or relating to an Eastern church using the Byzantine rite in Greek

c : of or relating to the established Orthodox church of Greece

3 : of or relating to fraternities or sororities the Greek system

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“Greek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Greek. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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