Hellenic

  1. Adjective.  Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
  2. Adjective.  Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).
  3. Proper noun.  The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 (B.C.E.) ) to the present Modern Greek.

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