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Greco-Roman

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɡɹɛkəʊˈɹəʊmən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/
  • CMU ARPABET: G R EH2 K OW0 R OW1 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Examples

  • In the beginning and height of the Greco-Roman civilization, everyone was expected to have courage, because it was deemed to be the First Virtue above all others.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • classical mythology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: classical, classic, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Greco- + Roman.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հունահռոմեական (hunahṙomeakan) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Armenian: հունա-հռոմեական (huna-hṙomeakan) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Catalan: grecoromà — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 希臘羅馬 /希腊罗马 (Xīlà-Luómǎ) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Dutch: Grieks-Romeins — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Finnish: kreikkalais-roomalainen — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • French: gréco-romain — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Galician: grecorromano — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Georgian: გრეკო-რომაული (greḳo-romauli) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Georgian: ბერძნულ-რომაული (berʒnul-romauli) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • German: griechisch-römisch — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Greek: ελληνορωμαϊκός (ellinoromaïkós) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Irish: Gréag-Rómhánach — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Italian: greco-romano — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Japanese: グレコローマン (Gureko-Rōman) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Korean: 그레코로만 (Geurekoroman) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Portuguese: greco-romano — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Russian: гре́ко-ри́мский (gréko-rímskij) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Spanish: grecorromano — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Swedish: grekisk-romersk — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Ukrainian: грéко-ри́мський (hréko-rýmsʹkyj) — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Vietnamese: Hy-La — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Welsh: Groeg-Rufeinig — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Welsh: Groegaidd-Rufeinig — of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Armenian: հունահռոմեական (hunahṙomeakan) — referring to a wrestling style
  • Armenian: հունա-հռոմեական (huna-hṙomeakan) — referring to a wrestling style
  • Catalan: grecoromà — referring to a wrestling style
  • Finnish: kreikkalais-roomalainen — referring to a wrestling style
  • Georgian: ბერძნულ-რომაული (berʒnul-romauli) — referring to a wrestling style
  • Irish: Gréag-Rómhánach — referring to a wrestling style
  • Persian: کشتی فرنگی (košti-e farangi) — referring to a wrestling style
  • Portuguese: greco-romano — referring to a wrestling style
  • Russian: гре́ко-ри́мский (gréko-rímskij) — referring to a wrestling style
  • Spanish: grecorromana — referring to a wrestling style
  • Swedish: grekisk-romersk — referring to a wrestling style
  • Ukrainian: грéко-ри́мський (hréko-rýmsʹkyj) — referring to a wrestling style
Real reading context

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