hellenistic

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hellenistic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hellenistic \Hel`le*nis"tic\, Hellenistical \Hel`le*nis"tic*al\,
     a. [Cf. F. Hell['e]nistique.]
     Pertaining to the Hellenists.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Hellenistic language, Hellenistic dialect, or
     Hellenistic idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who
        lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the
        Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint.
        [1913 Webster]

hellenistic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Hellenistic
      adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek
             civilization [syn: Hellenic, Hellenistic,
             Hellenistical]