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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grecian \Gre"cian"\, a. [Cf. {Greek.}]
Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.
{Grecian bend}, among women, an affected carriage of the
body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.]
{Grecian fire}. See {Greek fire}, under {Greek}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grecian \Gre"cian\, n.
1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.
2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. --Acts vi 1.
Note: The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized
Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew
in the Revised Version.
6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or
history. --De Quincey.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Grecian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks;
"Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe" [syn: {Greek}, {Grecian},
{Hellenic}]
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