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Grecian

gre·cian

UK/ˈɡɹiːʃn̩/ US/ˈɡriʃʌn/ rare obsolete slang

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks

  • “Greek mythology”
  • “a grecian robe”

Origin

From Latin Graecia + -an. Compare Old French grecien and Middle English grecan, grecen, greken, grekin. By surface analysis, Greco- + -ian.

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