American English pronunciation
How to pronounce hellenic
IPA transcription: [hə'lɛnɪk]
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Noun
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the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Adjective
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of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
“Greek mythology”
“a Grecian robe”
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relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
Adjective
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of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; ; "classical
“classical mythology”
Usage examples
- Skopas left Paros at an early age and travelled throughout the Hellenic world.
- Maseti began his career with Hellenic Football Academy.
- Hadrian was philhellenic, and idealized the Classical past of Greece.
- Later, the ancient geographers spoke of the town as "Marion Ellinikon"-The Hellenic Marion.
- Patriarch Photius was irritated because "Hellenic studies are preferred over spiritual works".
- There were also pupils from the Royal Hellenic Air Force in training.
- He studied piano in the Philharmonic Society of Patras and in the Hellenic Conservatory.