"Grecism" meaning in English

See Grecism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːsɪzəm/ Forms: Grecisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Grecism (countable and uncountable, plural Grecisms)
  1. A word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language, especially for literary effect. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language): greqizëm (Albanian), grécismus [masculine] (Czech), hellénisme [masculine] (French), grecismo [masculine] (Galician), helenismo (Galician), Gräzismus [masculine] (German), grecyzm [masculine] (Polish), grecismo [masculine] (Portuguese), helenismo [masculine] (Portuguese), grecismo [masculine] (Spanish), grecism [common-gender] (Swedish), Groegeb [feminine] (Welsh), Groegair [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Grecism-en-noun-LWAkNHB7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language': 87 13
  2. The style, spirit or other characteristics of Greek arts and culture, or an imitation of that style. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Grecism-en-noun-BqREdIRI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Graecism, Græcism [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grecismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "helenismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grecismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "grecism"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Groegeb"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Groegair"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Grecism"
}

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