| 释义 |
et·eo·cretan
I. \|ēd.ē(ˌ)ō, |ed.-+\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Greek Eteokrēt-, Eteokrēs pre-Greek inhabitant of Crete (from eteos true + Krēt-, Krēs Cretan) + English -an — more at sooth
: of or relating to the pre-Greek inhabitants of Crete — compare minoan
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
1. : a pre-Greek inhabitant of Crete
2. : a pre-Greek language of Crete preserved in a small amount of inscriptional material partly in hieroglyphic characters |