"Grecian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹi.ʃən/
Etymology: From Latin Graecia + -an. Compare Old French grecien and Middle English grecan, grecen, greken, grekin. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Graecia|an|lang1=la}} Latin Graecia + -an, {{sup|i}} ⁱ, {{smallcaps|-an}} -an, {{cog|fro|grecien}} Old French grecien, {{cog|enm|grecan}} Middle English grecan, {{m|enm|grecen}} grecen, {{m|enm|greken}} greken, {{m|enm|grekin}} grekin Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Grecian (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete or poetic) Greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece). Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, poetic Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Categories (place): Greece Synonyms: Hellenic Derived forms: Grecian knot
    Sense id: en-Grecian-en-adj-gJt0ZpL7 Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 46 7 28 2 10 7 Disambiguation of Greece: 59 32 5 1 1 2 Categories (other): Greek demonyms Disambiguation of Greek demonyms: 25 1 17 26 26 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Græcian, Graecian

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹi.ʃən/ Forms: Grecians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Graecia + -an. Compare Old French grecien and Middle English grecan, grecen, greken, grekin. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Graecia|an|lang1=la}} Latin Graecia + -an, {{sup|i}} ⁱ, {{smallcaps|-an}} -an, {{cog|fro|grecien}} Old French grecien, {{cog|enm|grecan}} Middle English grecan, {{m|enm|grecen}} grecen, {{m|enm|greken}} greken, {{m|enm|grekin}} grekin Head templates: {{en-noun}} Grecian (plural Grecians)
  1. (obsolete) A native or inhabitant of Greece. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Grecian-en-noun-~e9OA4Xc
  2. A senior pupil at Christ's Hospital School in West Sussex, England. Categories (topical): Nationalities Derived forms (senior pupil at Christ's Hospital): Grecianship
    Sense id: en-Grecian-en-noun-jDB1S~8T Disambiguation of Nationalities: 23 5 31 8 10 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -an, Greek demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 42 5 30 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 1 39 10 22 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 11 2 40 10 20 17 Disambiguation of Greek demonyms: 25 1 17 26 26 6 Disambiguation of "senior pupil at Christ's Hospital": 1 89 2 3 4
  3. (obsolete) A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Grecian-en-noun-e-L7me74 Categories (other): Greek demonyms Disambiguation of Greek demonyms: 25 1 17 26 26 6
  4. (obsolete) One well versed in the Greek language; a scholar of Greek. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Grecian-en-noun-H9F-Tn~U Categories (other): Greek demonyms Disambiguation of Greek demonyms: 25 1 17 26 26 6
  5. (obsolete, slang) An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Grecian-en-noun-nXMKtsA4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Græcian, Graecian

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) One well versed in the Greek language; a scholar of Greek."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, slang) An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹi.ʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Græcian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Graecian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Grecian"
}

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