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Hellenistic
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English
Etymology
From en de hellenistisch, from en grc Ἑλληνιστής one who uses the Greek language, from grc Ἑλλάς Greece. +suf en Hellenist ic.
Pronunciation
en /ˌhɛləˈnɪstɪk/ RP,GA,CA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hellenistic.wav Southern England
en /ˌheləˈnɪstɪk/ AU
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 ) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 —though this is often debated, and can range from 146 to 330 Hellenistic_period [*]).
Of or pertaining to a Hellenist.
Derived terms
en Hellenistical Hellenistically
Related terms
en Hellas Helladic Hellen Hellene Hellenic Hellenisation,Hellenization Hellenise,Hellenize Helleniser,Hellenizer Hellenism Hellenist Hellenistic Greek
Descendants
el 1 ελληνιστικός
Translations
of or relating to a period of Greek history
Catalan: ca hel·lenístic
Czech: cs helénistický
Dutch: nl hellenistisch
Esperanto: eo helenisma
Finnish: fi hellenistinen
French: fr hellénistique
Galician: gl helenístico
German: de hellenistisch
Greek: el ελληνιστικός
Hungarian: hu hellenisztikus
Italian: it ellenista, it ellenistico
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb hellenistisk
Nynorsk: nn hellenistisk
Polish: pl hellenistyczny
Portuguese: pt helenista, pt helenístico
Russian: ru эллинисти́ческий
Spanish: es helenístico
of or relating to a Hellenist
Dutch: nl hellenistisch
Finnish: fi hellenistinen
German: de hellenistisch
Greek: el ελληνιστικός
Hungarian: hu hellenisztikus
Italian: it ellenista, it ellenistico
Portuguese: pt helenista, pt helenístico
Russian: ru эллинисти́ческий
Spanish: es helenístico
Anagrams
en ceehiillnst Hellenicist
en relational adjectives
en Ancient Greece