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A word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language, especially for literary effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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The style, spirit or other characteristics of Greek arts and culture, or an imitation of that style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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From Middle French grecisme (modern French grécisme), from Medieval Latin graecismus, from Classical Latin graecus + -ismus. Compare Middle English Gryscysme (“Graecismus by Eberhard of Béthune”). Doublet of graecismus.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
greqizëm
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Czech:
grécismus
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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French:
hellénisme
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Galician:
grecismo
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Galician:
helenismo
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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German:
Gräzismus
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Polish:
grecyzm
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Portuguese:
grecismo
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Portuguese:
helenismo
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Spanish:
grecismo
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Swedish:
grecism
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Welsh:
Groegeb
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language
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Welsh:
Groegair
— word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language