hellenic meaning and definition

HELLENIC noun

Definition of Hellenic (noun)

1. the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
   • synonyms: Greek, Hellenic language

HELLENIC adjective

Definition of Hellenic (adjective)

1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
   • "classical mythology"; "classical
   • synonyms: classic, classical, Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman
2. relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
   • synonyms: Hellenistic, Hellenistical
3. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
   • "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe"
   • synonyms: Grecian, Greek