hellenic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
    Greek; Hellenic language.
  2. adjective satellite of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
    Graeco-Roman; Greco-Roman; classical; classic.
    • classical mythology
    • classical
  3. adjective relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
    Hellenistical; Hellenistic.
  4. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
    Greek; Grecian.
    • Greek mythology
    • a Grecian robe

WordNet

Hel*len"ic adjective
Etymology
Gr. , , fr. the Greeks.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Hel*len"ic noun
Definitions
  1. The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.

Webster 1913