Greekling

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noun

A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions.

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Meanings

nounGreekling (plural Greeklings)

plural Greeklings

  1. A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions.

    Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes!

    1635, Ben Jonson, Timber, or Discoveries made upon men and matter

Origin

From Greek + -ling.

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Cite this entry
APA

Greekling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greekling

MLA

“Greekling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greekling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greekling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greekling.

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