Greek

noun

/ɡriːk/

Idioms

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[countable] a person from modern or ancient Greece
[uncountable] the language of modern or ancient GreeceTopics Languagea2
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[countable] (North American English) a member of a fraternity or a sorority at a college or university

Word OriginOld English Grēcas ‘the Greeks’, from Latin Graeci (the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes), from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes.

Idioms

it’s all Greek to me

(informal, saying) I cannot understand it
- She tried to explain how the system works, but it's all Greek to me.

Greek

adjective

/ɡriːk/

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of or connected with Greece, its people or their language
Word OriginOld English Grēcas ‘the Greeks’, from Latin Graeci (the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes), from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes.

单词	Greek
释义	Greek noun /ɡriːk/ /ɡriːk/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] a person from modern or ancient Greece [uncountable] the language of modern or ancient GreeceTopics Languagea2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective ancient classical New Testament … Greek + noun alphabet See full entry [countable] (North American English) a member of a fraternity or a sorority at a college or university Word OriginOld English Grēcas ‘the Greeks’, from Latin Graeci (the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes), from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes. Idioms it’s all Greek to me (informal, saying) I cannot understand it She tried to explain how the system works, but it's all Greek to me. Greek adjective /ɡriːk/ /ɡriːk/ jump to other results of or connected with Greece, its people or their language Word OriginOld English Grēcas ‘the Greeks’, from Latin Graeci (the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes), from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes.
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