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Grecism definition

Gre·cism (grē′siz′əm)

noun

    1. a word, phrase, grammatical construction, etc. originating in or peculiar to Classical Greek
    2. an imitation of this
  2. the spirit of Greek culture
  3. imitation of Greek style in the arts

Etymology: Fr grécisme < ML Graecismus < L Graeci, the Greeks

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