I. ˈgrēshən noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Latin Graecia Greece (from Graecus + -ia -y) + English -an
1.
a. : a native of Greece : greek
b. : a hellenized Jew of the Diaspora
2.
a. archaic : a specialist in the Greek language and Greek literature
b. : one skilled in Greek
3. : a student in the sixth form of a school (as Christ's Hospital, London)
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Greeks
2. of a woman's gown : having flowing lines, layers of pleats, and many soft folds