Greek word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "greek" word

[noun] the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
[noun] a native or inhabitant of Greece
[adjective] of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe"

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\Greek\, a. [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. {Grecian}.] Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian. {Greek calends}. See under Calends. {Greek Church} (Eccl. Hist.), the Eastern Church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth century. It comprises the great bulk of the Christian population of Russia (of which this is the established church), Greece, Moldavia, and Wallachia. The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the {Byzantine Church}. {Greek cross}. See Illust. (10) Of {Cross}. {Greek Empire}. See {Byzantine Empire}. {Greek fire}, a combustible composition which burns under water, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur. --Ure. {Greek rose}, the flower campion.
\Greek\, n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece. 2. A swindler; a knave; a cheat. [Slang] Without a confederate the . . . game of baccarat does not . . . offer many chances for the Greek. --Sat. Rev. 3. Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me. [Colloq.]

Synonyms for greek

Grecian, Hellene, Hellenic, Hellenic, Hellenic language

Related terms: Aesopian language, affiliate, argot, associate, babble, Babel, belonger, brother, cant, card-carrier, card-carrying member, cardholder, charter member, cipher, clubber, clubman, clubwoman, code, committeeman, comrade, conventioneer, conventioner, conventionist, cryptogram, double Dutch, drivel, dues-paying member, enlistee, enrollee, fellow, fraternity man, garble, gibberish, gift of tongues, glossolalia, gobbledygook, guildsman, honorary member, initiate, insider, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, joiner, jumble, life member, member, noise, nonsense, one of us, pledge, scramble, secret language, sister, skimble-skamble, slang, socius, sorority girl, sorority woman

The fun area, different aproach to word »greek«

Let's analyse "greek" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: KEERG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --. .-. . . -.-

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: greek: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: greek: 7 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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