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Greek letter

Greek letter is the alternative spelling of Greek-letter.

Meaning of Greek-letter

Adjective

Greek-letter (not comparable)

  1. (US) Of or relating to a fraternity, sorority, or honor society.
    • Concerning the oldest Greek-letter society the author says: American Greek-letter college secret societies began with the formation of ΦΒΚ at the College of William and Mary...1900, The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta, volume 24, page 29

Noun

Greek letter (plural Greek letters)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Greek, letter. A letter of the Greek alphabet.
    • Alternatively, they clear when the line is unoccupied to the next signal and when an approaching train occupies a short, normally de-energised, track circuit on the approach side of any of the signals. These normally de-energised track circuits are labelled with a Greek letter to emphasise their...1952 September, Norman Crump, “Camden Town Signalbox, London Transport”, in Railway Magazine, page 585

Forms of Greek letter

pluralGreek letters

Questions about Greek letter

What does Greek letter mean?
Greek letter means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Greek, letter. A letter of the Greek alphabet.
What is Greek letter the alternative spelling of?
Greek letter is the alternative spelling of Greek-letter.
What part of speech is Greek letter?
Greek letter is a noun.
What is the plural of Greek letter?
The plural of Greek letter is Greek letters.

Words near Greek letter in the dictionary

  1. Greek houses
  2. greek it
  3. Greek kalends
  4. Greek key
  5. Greek keys
  6. Greek letter
  7. Greek life
  8. Greek love
  9. Greek number
  10. Greek numbers
  11. Greek numeral

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Greek letter (page history and authors); Greek-letter (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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