Grecian
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Grecian
- /ˈɡɹiːʃn̩/
Rhymes with -iːʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin Graecia + -an. Compare Old French grecien and Middle English grecan, grecen, greken, grekin. By surface analysis, Greco- + -ian.
adjective Græcian · Graecian · Greecian
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Greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece).
Olympic Games. — Besides the ordinary confederacies that join independent states together, a singular federal bond is remarkable in the Olympic games, which for many ages cemented the Grecian commonwealths by a joint tie of recreation and religious ritual.
Similar: Hellenic
noun Grecians · Græcian · Graecian · Greecian
- A native or inhabitant of Greece.
- A senior pupil at Christ's Hospital School in West Sussex, England.
- A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
- One well versed in the Greek language; a scholar of Greek. I spoke of Mr. Harris, of Salisbury, as being a very learned man, and in particular an eminent Grecian.
- An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland.
Talk about this word "Grecian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grecian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Grecian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grecian "Grecian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grecian.Cite this
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title = {Grecian},
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