greek
1. Greek \'gre-k\ n [ME Greke, fr. OE Gre-ca, fr. L Graecus, fr. Gk
Graikos] [trans. of L Graecum (in the medieval phrase Graecum est; non po]
1a: a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Greece 1b: a person of
Greek descent 2a: the language used by the Greeks from prehistoric times
to the present c onstituting a branch of Indo-european 2b: ancient Greek as
used from the time of the earliest records to the end of the 2d century
A.D. not cap test legi It is Greek; it cannot be read) 2c: something
unintelligible
2. Greek aj 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or
Greek {(R@ architecture} 2a: Eastern Orthodox 2b: of or relating to an
Eastern church using the Byzantine rite in Greek 2c: of or relating to the
established Orthodox church of Greece