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Græcaster
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English
Alternative forms
en Grecaster 18th century
Etymology
en la Graecus Graec(us) Greek + en -aster inferior imitator
Pronunciation
grēʹkăstər RP, en /ˈɡɹiːkæstə/
Noun
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en obsolete rare An en obscure, en insignificant en Greek; a en Greekling.
en 1716 w:Myles Davies Athenæ Britannicæ book III, page 46 Some Grecaster about Constantin’s Time translated most of the Latin old Country-Tracts into Greek.
References
“†Græcaster” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]