Definitions for Greek
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Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic languagenoun

   the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

2. Greek, Helleneadjective

   a native or inhabitant of Greece

3. Greek, Grecian, Hellenicadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

   "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Greeknoun

   An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Greece.

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

2. Greeknoun

   A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are commonly characterised by being named after Greek letters. (See also Greek system)

   "Was Joe a Greek in college?"

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

3. Greeknoun

   Unintelligible speech or text, such as foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the listener is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon; or statements that the listener does not understand or agree with.

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

4. Greekadjective

   Of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language.

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

5. Greekadjective

   Of or pertaining to a fraternity or sorority.

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

6. Greekadjective

   unintelligible, especially regarding foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the speaker is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon.

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

7. Greeknoun

   The language of the Greek people, spoken in Greece and in Greek communities.

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

8. Greeknoun

   The writing system used in Greek language.

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

9. greeknoun

   Nonsense writing or talk; gibberish

   Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

10. greeknoun

    Anal sex.

    "Was Joe a Greek in college?"

    Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

11. greekverb

    to display a placeholder instead of text, especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read

    Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

12. greekverb

    to fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content

    Etymology: From graecus, from Γραικός (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς, and Ἕλληνες, were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Greekadjective

   of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian

   Etymology: [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian.]

2. Greeknoun

   a native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece

   Etymology: [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian.]

3. Greeknoun

   a swindler; a knave; a cheat

   Etymology: [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian.]

4. Greeknoun

   something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me

   Etymology: [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Greek

   grēk, adj. Grecian.—n. a Grecian: the language of Greece: (B.) a Greek by race, or more frequently a Gentile as opposed to a Jew, a Hellenising Jew, a Jew naturalised in foreign countries: a cunning rogue, a merry fellow: any language of which one is ignorant, jargon, anything unintelligible.—adj. Greek′ish.—Greek architecture, the orders developed in ancient Greece (Corinthian, Doric, Ionic); Greek Church, the church of those Christians who follow the ancient rite of the East and accept the first seven councils, rejecting all later innovations and papal supremacy—it is called Orthodox by reason of its vindications of dogma, and Eastern from its geographical distribution; Greek cross (see Cross); Greek fire, a composition, burning either in or under water, supposed to have been made of asphalt, nitre, and sulphur, long kept secret by the Greeks of the Byzantine empire for their exclusive use in war; Greek gift, a treacherous gift (from Virgil's Æneid, ii. 49).—At the Greek calends, never, the Greeks having no calends.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Greek

   or Eastern Church, that section of the Church which formerly separated from the Roman or Western in 1054, which assumed an independent existence on account of the arrogant claims of the latter, and which acknowledges the authority of only the first seven general councils; they dissent from the filioque doctrine (q. v.), administer the Eucharist in both kinds to the laity, and are zealously conservative of the orthodoxy of the Church.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Greek' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3300

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Greek' in Nouns Frequency: #2218

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Greek' in Adjectives Frequency: #458

How to pronounce Greek?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Greek in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Greek in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Greek in a Sentence

1. Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble:

   The ECB has always said that as long as Greek banks are solvent, then emergency loans, the ELA, can be granted, and now there is naturally a new situation that because of the developments the liquidity and solvency of Greek banks, or some Greek banks, could be in doubt.

2. Bjorn Ulvaeus:

   This is Nikos's taverna, a Greek taverna in Skopelos -- or we're pretending it is. Here people eat, drink and have fun every night.

3. James Gorman:

   I don't think that Greece will leave the euro zone. There will be a compromise, the risk is too high, the European Union has brought enormous benefits to its members over the past 50 years. Compared to this, the costs of a restructuring of Greek debt is small. To me this path makes much more sense that letting Greece fall.

4. Yorgos Geniatakis:

   We Greeks are famous for our hospitality and we're proud of that, of course Greek people will be happy to see tourists.

5. Alexis Tsipras:

   If they're doing it to frighten us, the answer is: we will not be frightened, the Greek government is determined to stick to the Feb. 20 agreement. However, we demand the same from our partners. Let them stop unilateral actions, respecting the agreement they signed.

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