[ 'gri:sɪz(ə)m , 'grʌɪ- ]
(also Grecism )
■ noun
1》 a Greek idiom.
2》 the qualities typical of Greece and the Greeks, especially in a work of art.
Derivatives
Graecize or Graecise verb
Origin
C16: from Fr. grécisme or med. L. ~us , from Graecus (see Greek ).