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Hellenistic greek

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hellenistic koinenounSynonym of Koine (the Greek dialect of Hellenistic times)
koinenounThe “common” Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 B.C.E. and 300 C.E. (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.
new greeknounSynonym of Modern Greek.
helleniannounA Greek.
hellenenounA Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.
hellenismosnounSynonym of Hellenism.
hellenicnounOf or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).
medieval greeknounCollectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during medieval times, preceded by Hellenistic Koine Greek and succeeded by Modern Greek
hellenicitynounThe quality or condition of being Ancient Greek
hellenismnounAny of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
greciannoun(obsolete or poetic) Greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece).
hellenophilianounA love of Greece and Greek culture, whether ancient or modern.
mediaeval greeknounAlternative spelling of Medieval Greek. [Collectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during medieval times, preceded by Hellenistic Koine Greek and succeeded by Modern Greek]
middle greeknounByzantine Greek
homeric greeknoun(linguistics, classics) a dialect of Ancient Greek used by Homer in the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Homeric Hymns consisting primarily of the Ionian and Aeolic Greek dialects
hellenophilenounSomeone who has a love of Greece or Greek culture, either Ancient or Modern.
attic greeknounThe dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.
hellenicistnounA linguist or philologist who specialises in studying Hellenic languages, chiefly Ancient Greek.
byzantine greeknounCollectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during the time of the Byzantine Empire (C.E. 330–1453), preceded by Koine Greek and Early Medieval Greek and succeeded by Late Medieval Greek to Modern Greek. (ISO 639-3 code: grc shared with Classical Greek.)
grecianismnounSynonym of Grecism.

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