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graecismus

graecismus noun: use of Greek words and examples.

Noun

graecismus (uncountable)

  1. (historical, rhetoric) Use of Greek words and examples.
  2. (rhetoric) Affectation of erudition.

Origin of graecismus

From Medieval Latin graecismus. Doublet of Grecism.

Questions about graecismus

What does graecismus mean?
Graecismus means use of Greek words and examples.
What part of speech is graecismus?
Graecismus is a noun.

Words near graecismus in the dictionary

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

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