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Grecogenous

UK/ɡɹɛˈkɒdʒɪnəs/

Grecogenous adjective: deriving from Ancient Greek; from roots in the Ancient Greek language.

Adjective

Grecogenous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Deriving from Ancient Greek; from roots in the Ancient Greek language.
    • […] terms are beholden to the Greek chondros. Among the Grecogenous terms are chondrocyte, chondrodystrophy, chondroma, […]1966, Jacob Edward Schmidt, The Medical Lexicographer, C.C. Thomas, page 22
    Synonyms:
    Grecogenic

Synonyms of Grecogenous

  • Grecogenic

Origin of Grecogenous

From Greco- + -genous.

Questions about Grecogenous

What does Grecogenous mean?
Grecogenous means deriving from Ancient Greek; from roots in the Ancient Greek language.
What part of speech is Grecogenous?
Grecogenous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Grecogenous?
Grecogenous is pronounced /ɡɹɛˈkɒdʒɪnəs/ (UK).

Words near Grecogenous in the dictionary

  1. Greco-Latin squares
  2. Greco-Roman
  3. Greco-Roman wrestling
  4. grecocycline
  5. grecocyclines
  6. Grecogenous
  7. Grecomania
  8. Grecomaniac
  9. Grecomaniacs
  10. Grecophil
  11. Grecophile

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