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grecism

/ˈɡɹiːsɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gre-cism
IPA
/ˈɡɹiːsɪzəm/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language, especially for literary effect.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The style, spirit or other characteristics of Greek arts and culture, or an imitation of that style.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French grecisme (modern French grécisme), from Medieval Latin graecismus, from Classical Latin graecus + -ismus. Compare Middle English Gryscysme (“Graecismus by Eberhard of Béthune”). Doublet of graecismus.

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Inflected Forms

Grecisms (plural) Graecism (alternative) Græcism (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce grecism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹiːsɪzəm/.
What does grecism mean?
A word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language, especially for literary effect.
Where does grecism come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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