LGK

Meaning of LGK in English

Late Greek. Also, LGk, L.Gk.

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DIECTASIS — dīˈektəsə̇s noun ( -es ) Etymology: LGK diektasis, from Greek diekteinein to stretch out, from dia- + ekteinein to stretch …
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BUBALUS — ˈbyübələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from LGK boubalos buffalo, from Greek, an African antelope, probably from bous head …
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UPSILON — /yoohp"seuh lon', -leuhn, up"-/ ; esp. Brit. /yoohp suy"leuhn/ , n. 1. the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y). …
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TETRAHEDRON — /te'treuh hee"dreuhn/ , n. , pl. tetrahedrons, tetrahedra /-dreuh/ . 1. Geom. a solid contained by four plane faces; a …
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TAVERNA — /teuh verr"neuh, -vair"-/ ; Gk. /tah verdd"nah/ , n. a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece. [ 1945-50; tabérna …
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SLAV — /slahv, slav/ , n. 1. one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians …
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SINICISM — /sin"euh siz'euhm/ , n. something characteristic of or peculiar to the Chinese; a Chinese method, custom, or usage. [ 1890-95; …
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PROSCENIUM — /proh see"nee euhm, preuh-/ , n. , pl. proscenia /-nee euh/ . Theat. 1. Also called proscenium arch . the …
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PENTATEUCH — — Pentateuchal , adj. /pen"teuh toohk', -tyoohk'/ , n. the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, …
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PALIKAR — /pal"i kahr'/ , n. a Greek militiaman in the Greek war for independence against the Turks 1821-28. Also, pellekar . …
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OMOPHORION — /oh'meuh fawr"ee euhn, -fohr"-, om'euh-/ , n. , pl. omophoria /-fawr"ee euh, -fohr"-/ . Eastern Ch. a liturgical stole, resembling …
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NEUROGLIA — — neuroglial, neurogliar , adj. /noo rog"lee euh, nyoo-/ , n. Anat., Cell Biol. a class of cells in the …
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MUSCARI — /mus kair"uy, -kair"ee/ any plant of the genus Muscari, which includes the grape hyacinth. [ 1590-1600; moschari grape hyacinth, deriv. …
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LATE GREEK — the Greek of the early Byzantine Empire and of patristic literature, from about A.D. 100 to 700. Abbr.: LGk
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HIEROMONK — /huy"euhr euh mungk', huy"reuh-/ , n. Eastern Ch. a monk who is also a priest. [ 1775-85; partial trans. of …
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HERETIC — n. /her"i tik/ ; adj. /her"i tik, heuh ret"ik/ , n. 1. a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary …
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GREAT WEEK — Eastern Ch. See Holy Week . [ 1650-60; trans. of LGk megalé hebdomás ]
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GREAT SUNDAY — Eastern Ch. See Easter Sunday . [ trans. of LGk megalè heméra lit., great day ]
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GONDOLA — /gon"dl euh/ or, esp. for 1, /gon doh"leuh/ , n. 1. a long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat having a tall, ornamental …
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DOUKHOBOR — /dooh"koh bawr'/ , n. a member of an independent religious sect originating in Russia in the 18th century, believing in …
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DINERIC — /duy ner"ik, di-/ , adj. Physics. of or pertaining to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases. [ …
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CYCLOSTROPHIC — /suy'kleuh strof"ik, -stroh"fik, sik'le-/ , adj. Meteorol. pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal …
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BOUTIQUE — /booh teek"/ , n. 1. a small shop or a small specialty department within a larger store, esp. one that …
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ARITHMETIC — — arithmetically , adv. n. /euh rith"meuh tik/ ; adj. /ar'ith met"ik/ , n. 1. the method or process of …
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ARCHIMANDRITE — /ahr'keuh man"druyt/ , n. Eastern Ch. 1. the head of a monastery; an abbot. 2. a superior abbot, having charge …
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ANTIPARABEMA — /an'ti par'euh bee"meuh/ , n. , pl. antiparabemata /-meuh teuh/ . either of two chapels at the west end of …
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ANCHORET — — anchoretic /ang'keuh ret"ik/ , adj. — anchoretism , n. /ang"keuhr it, -keuh ret'/ , n. anchorite. [ 1735-45; var. …
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URAEUS — [urae.us] n, pl uraei [NL, fr. LGk ouraios, a kind of snake] (1832): a representation of the sacred asp (Naja …
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BEMA — [be.ma] n [LL & LGk; LL, fr. LGk bema, fr. Gk, step, tribunal, fr. bainein to go--more at come] (1683) …
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ARCHIMANDRITE — [ar.chi.man.drite] n [LL archimandrites, fr. LGk archimandrites, fr. Gk archi- + LGk mandra monastery, fr. Gk, fold, pen] (1591): a …
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