"Pre-Greek" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Calque of German Vorgriechische. By surface analysis, pre- + Greek. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|de|Vorgriechische}} Calque of German Vorgriechische, {{surf|en|pre-|Greek}} By surface analysis, pre- + Greek Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} Pre-Greek
  1. Of or relating to such language or its speakers. Translations (Translations): vorgriechisch (German), pregreco [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Italian), preellenico [historical] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Pre-Greek-en-adj-d5N2aXwV Categories (other): English terms with collocations

Proper name

Etymology: Calque of German Vorgriechische. By surface analysis, pre- + Greek. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|de|Vorgriechische}} Calque of German Vorgriechische, {{surf|en|pre-|Greek}} By surface analysis, pre- + Greek Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pre-Greek
  1. a hypothetical language (or languages) conjectured to have been spoken in prehistoric Greece before the arrival of Proto-Greek speakers, and used to explain the large number of non-Indo-European words found in Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Languages
    Sense id: en-Pre-Greek-en-name-KtknMgSk Categories (other): Greek, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 9 91

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