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Graecism

Graecism is the alternative spelling of Grecism.

Meaning of Grecism

Noun

Grecism (countable and uncountable, plural Grecisms)

  1. (rhetoric) A word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language, especially for literary effect.
  2. The style, spirit or other characteristics of Greek arts and culture, or an imitation of that style.

Forms of Graecism

pluralGraecisms

Questions about Graecism

What is Graecism the alternative spelling of?
Graecism is the alternative spelling of Grecism.

Words near Graecism in the dictionary

  1. graecicizing
  2. graecise
  3. graecised
  4. graecises
  5. graecising
  6. Graecism
  7. Graecisms
  8. graecismus
  9. Graecity
  10. graecize
  11. graecized

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Graecism (page history and authors); Grecism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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