GRAECISM


Meaning of GRAECISM in English

[ '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 ).

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