Dictionary:
Hel·len·ic (hĕ-lĕn'ĭk) ![]() |
| Architecture: Hellenic |
Pertaining to the classical Greek period, roughly from 480 B.C. to the death of Alexander in 323 B.C.
| WordNet: Hellenic |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Synonyms: Greek, Hellenic language
The adjective Hellenic has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
Synonyms: Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman
Meaning #2:
relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
Synonyms: Hellenistic, Hellenistical
Pertains to noun: Hellenism (meaning #1)
Meaning #3:
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks
Synonyms: Greek, Grecian
Pertains to noun: Greece (meaning #1)
| Greek Mythology (Religion content from Answers.com) | |
| Pythian games (pan-Hellenic festival of athletic tournaments) | |
| isthmian |
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