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Greeke

Greeke is the obsolete spelling of Greek.

Meaning of Greek

Adjective

Greek (comparative Greeker, superlative Greekest)

  1. Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.
    • Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) Synonym of incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.
    Synonyms:
    incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects, Grecian, Greco-, Hellenic, Helleno-
  3. (US, not comparable) Of or relating to collegiate fraternities, sororities, or (uncommon) honor societies.
    • “Every single person is going to have a different experience watching this film,” she said when I asked about possibly labeling the Greek system as “toxic”.2023 May 24, Adrian Horton, “‘Competitive femininity’: inside the wild and secretive world of sororities”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2023

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Forms of Greeke

comparativemore Greeke
superlativemost Greeke

Questions about Greeke

What is Greeke the obsolete spelling of?
Greeke is the obsolete spelling of Greek.

Words near Greeke in the dictionary

  1. Greek yoghurts
  2. Greek yogurt
  3. Greek yogurts
  4. Greek-letter
  5. Greekdom
  6. Greeke
  7. greeked
  8. greeked it
  9. Greeker
  10. Greekery
  11. Greekesque

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