Hellenistic
Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the…Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).
Meaning
2 sensesOf or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).
hellenistisch
эллинисти́ческийellinistíčeskij
Of or pertaining to a Hellenist.
hellenistisch
эллинисти́ческийellinistíčeskij
- relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
Translations
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Origin
From German hellenistisch, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “one who uses the GFrom German hellenistisch, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “one who uses the Greek language”), from Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). By surface analysis, Hellenist + -ic.
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Forms
more Hellenistic, most Hellenistic| Comparative | more Hellenistic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most Hellenistic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization:HellenicHellenistical
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.