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Hellenistic

/ˌhɛləˈnɪstɪk/

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Hellenistic adjective: of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).

Adjective

Hellenistic (comparative more Hellenistic, superlative most Hellenistic)

  1. Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).
  2. Of or pertaining to a Hellenist.

Forms of Hellenistic

comparativemore Hellenistic
superlativemost Hellenistic

Origin of Hellenistic

From German hellenistisch, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “one who uses the Greek language”), from Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). By surface analysis, Hellenist + -ic.

Words formed from Hellenistic

Phrases with Hellenistic

Questions about Hellenistic

What does Hellenistic mean?
Hellenistic means of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).
What part of speech is Hellenistic?
Hellenistic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Hellenistic?
Hellenistic is pronounced /ˌhɛləˈnɪstɪk/ (UK).

Words near Hellenistic in the dictionary

  1. hellenising
  2. Hellenism
  3. Hellenismos
  4. Hellenisms
  5. Hellenist
  6. Hellenistic
  7. Hellenistic Greek
  8. Hellenistic Koine
  9. Hellenistical
  10. Hellenistically
  11. Hellenisticism

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