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grecian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun grecian has 1 sense
- grecian(n = noun.person) Array - a native or resident of Greece; Array is a member of ellas, greece, hellenic republic
is a kind of european
Adjective grecian has 1 sense
- grecian(a = adj.pert) greek, hellenic - of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe" Derived form noun greek2
CIDE DICTIONARY
grecian, a. [Cf. Greek.].
Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. [1913 Webster]
grecian, n.
- A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek. [1913 Webster]
- A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. Acts vi. 1. [1913 Webster]" The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version." [1913 Webster]
- One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
grecian, adj. (of architecture or facial outline) following Greek models or ideals.
Idiom
Grecian nose a straight nose that continues the line of the forehead without a dip.
Etymology
OF grecien or med.L graecianus (unrecorded) f. L Graecia Greece
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