 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Hellenic
adjective
1: characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures [syn:
{Greco-Roman}, {Graeco-Roman}]
2: relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek
civiliHzation [syn: {Hellenistic}, {Hellenistical}]
3: of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks;
"Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe" [syn: {Greek}, {Grecian}]
noun: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
[syn: {Greek}, {Hellenic language}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, adjective [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See
{Roman}.]
Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its
language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called
by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}.
Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople
were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence
the term Romaic was the name given to the popular
language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as
the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\ (?; 277), adjective [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? the Greeks.]
Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece;
Greek; Grecian. ''The Hellenic forces.'' --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\, noun
The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic,
which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of
Alexander.
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