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Greeks

name · noun · verb · 4 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.

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  • /ɡɹiːks/
  • rhymes with -iːks
  • CMU ARPABET: G R IY1 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

plural of Greek

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of Greek

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The quantities representing the sensitivity of the price of derivatives to a change in underlying parameters on which the value of an instrument or portfolio is dependent (so called because some are denoted by Greek letters).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of Greek

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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