"Hellenophone" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Helleno- + -phone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|Helleno|phone}} Helleno- + -phone Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Hellenophone (not comparable)
  1. Greek-speaking Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: hellenophone
    Sense id: en-Hellenophone-en-adj-LIS1cIf3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Helleno-, English terms suffixed with -phone Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Helleno-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 72 28

Noun

Forms: Hellenophones [plural]
Etymology: From Helleno- + -phone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|Helleno|phone}} Helleno- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hellenophone (plural Hellenophones)
  1. A person who speaks Greek
    Sense id: en-Hellenophone-en-noun-t8xyXDmi Categories (other): English terms prefixed with Helleno- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Helleno-: 51 49

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