"Greco-Roman" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/ [General-American] Forms: more Greco-Roman [comparative], most Greco-Roman [superlative]
Etymology: Greco- + Roman Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|Greco|Roman}} Greco- + Roman Head templates: {{en-adj}} Greco-Roman (comparative more Greco-Roman, superlative most Greco-Roman)
  1. Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture. Tags: Canada, US Translations (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture): հունահռոմեական (hunahṙomeakan) (Armenian), հունա-հռոմեական (huna-hṙomeakan) (Armenian), grecoromà (Catalan), 希臘羅馬 (Chinese Mandarin), 希腊罗马 (Xīlà-Luómǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Grieks-Romeins (Dutch), kreikkalais-roomalainen (Finnish), gréco-romain (French), grecorromano [masculine] (Galician), გრეკო-რომაული (greḳo-romauli) (Georgian), ბერძნულ-რომაული (berʒnul-romauli) (Georgian), griechisch-römisch (German), ελληνορωμαϊκός (ellinoromaïkós) (Greek), Gréag-Rómhánach (Irish), greco-romano (Italian), グレコローマン (gureko-rōman) (Japanese), greco-romano (Portuguese), гре́ко-ри́мский (gréko-rímskij) (Russian), grecorromano (Spanish), grekisk-romersk (Swedish), Groeg-Rufeinig (Welsh), Groegaidd-Rufeinig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Greco-Roman-en-adj-EXp1S1~o Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture': 85 15
  2. (wrestling) Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Wrestling Synonyms: Graeco-Roman [British] Derived forms: Greco-Roman wrestling Related terms: Greco-Latin Translations (referring to a wrestling style): հունահռոմեական (hunahṙomeakan) (Armenian), հունա-հռոմեական (huna-hṙomeakan) (Armenian), grecoromà [masculine] (Catalan), kreikkalais-roomalainen (Finnish), ბერძნულ-რომაული (berʒnul-romauli) (Georgian), Gréag-Rómhánach (Irish), کشتی فرنگی (košti-e farangi) (Persian), greco-romano (Portuguese), гре́ко-ри́мский (gréko-rímskij) (Russian), grecorromana [feminine] (Spanish), grekisk-romersk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Greco-Roman-en-adj-NIuPnNMm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Greco- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Greco-: 21 79 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling Disambiguation of 'referring to a wrestling style': 10 90

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      "sense": "of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture",
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      "sense": "referring to a wrestling style",
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      "roman": "berʒnul-romauli",
      "sense": "referring to a wrestling style",
      "word": "ბერძნულ-რომაული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "referring to a wrestling style",
      "word": "Gréag-Rómhánach"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "košti-e farangi",
      "sense": "referring to a wrestling style",
      "word": "کشتی فرنگی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "referring to a wrestling style",
      "word": "greco-romano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gréko-rímskij",
      "sense": "referring to a wrestling style",
      "word": "гре́ко-ри́мский"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "referring to a wrestling style",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grecorromana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "referring to a wrestling style",
      "word": "grekisk-romersk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Greco-Roman"
}

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