Greco-Roman
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грéко-римський
греко-римский
griechisch-römisch
Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman cultureOf or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture.
UK/ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/US/ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US)Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture.
In the beginning and height of the Greco-Roman civilization, everyone was expected to have courage, because it was deemed to be the First Virtue above all others.
griechisch-römisch
гре́ко-ри́мскийgréko-rímskij
грéко-ри́мськийhréko-rýmsʹkyj
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture
(Canada, US)Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.
гре́ко-ри́мскийgréko-rímskij
грéко-ри́мськийhréko-rýmsʹkyj
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture:
Origin
From Greco- + Roman.From Greco- + Roman.
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Forms
more Greco-Roman, most Greco-Roman| Comparative | more Greco-Roman Lesson |
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| Superlative | most Greco-Roman Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture:classicalGraeco-Roman
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form