greco : Idioms & Phrases

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el greco

  • noun Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
    Domenikos Theotocopoulos; Greco.
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greco-roman

  • adjective satellite of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
    Hellenic; Graeco-Roman; classical; classic.
    • classical mythology
    • classical
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Gre"co-Ro"man adjective
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  1. Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture.
Webster 1913

greco-roman architecture

  • noun architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
    classical architecture.
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greco-roman deity

  • noun a deity of classical mythology
    Graeco-Roman deity.
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greco-roman wrestling

  • noun a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
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