Hellenical
Hellenical adjective: hellenic.
Adjective
Hellenical (comparative more Hellenical, superlative most Hellenical)
- Hellenic.
- If therefore the learned men above-mentioned mean only, that the Etruſcan language agrees with that firſt ſpoken in Greece, we readily ſubſcribe to their opinion; but, if they are to be underſtood of the later or Hellenical Greek, we muſt beg leave to diſſent from them. […] We ſay, more unmixed...1748, George Sale et al., An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. […], volume XVI, London: […] T[homas] Osborne, […]; A[ndrew] Millar, […]; and J[ohn] Osborn, […], pages 53 and 70
- It is therefore eaſy to conceive, that the rude language of the ancient Pelaſgi was very different from the later or Hellenical Greek.1785, Thomas Astle, On the Radical Letters of the Pelasgians and Their Derivatives, London: […] J. Nichols, […], page 14
Examples of Hellenical in a sentence
- Gail gives a learned note to prove the nonsense of this version; but, in fact, it requires no great hellenical skill to shew it must be wrong.1817 January 30, “Half-Yearly Retrospect of French Literature”, in The Monthly Magazine; or, British Register, volume XLII, number 293...
- The Hellenical languages, the parent of which is the ancient Greek, from which comes the modern Greek, and, at an early period, the Latin.1850, Epitome of Geographical Knowledge, Ancient and Modern. […], Dublin: […] [T]he Commissioners of National Education in Ire land, […]...
- Ousley, defying the Greek-letter Hellenical banqueters at Dal.1914 March 1, “WK’s WINDJAMMING”, in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, volume XXXIII, number 46, Fort Worth, Tex., page eight:
- Lucian in the second century may be considered as the last representative of Hellenical critical scepticism.1923, The Hibbert Journal: A Quarterly Review of Religion, Theology, and Philosophy, volume XXII, page 702:
Forms of Hellenical
| comparative | more Hellenical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Hellenical |
Questions about Hellenical
- What does Hellenical mean?
- Hellenical means hellenic.
- How do you use Hellenical in a sentence?
- Gail gives a learned note to prove the nonsense of this version; but, in fact, it requires no great hellenical skill to shew it must be wrong.
- What part of speech is Hellenical?
- Hellenical is an adjective.
Words near Hellenical in the dictionary
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