Classical Greek

noun

The form of the Ancient Greek language used during the classical period of Greek literature: approximately 600 to 300 BCE.

Similar
AtticIonicIonic dialect

Meanings

nounClassical Greek (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe form of the Ancient Greek language used during the classical period of Greek literature: approximately 600 to 300 BCE.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

Similar
AtticIonicIonic dialect
Broader
Ancient GreekAncient Greek language
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French grec classique
  • grec classiquelanguage
Irish Gréigis Chlasaiceach
  • Gréigis Chlasaiceachlanguage
Japanese 古典ギリシア語
  • 古典ギリシア語 (koten girishiago)language
Malay bahasa Yunani Klasik, bahasa Greece Klasik
  • bahasa Yunani Klasiklanguage
  • bahasa Greece Klasiklanguage
  • Yunani Klasiklanguage
  • Greece Klasiklanguage
Polish greka klasyczna
  • greka klasycznalanguage
Romanian greaca clasică
  • greaca clasicălanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Classical Greek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Classical%20Greek

MLA

“Classical Greek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Classical%20Greek. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Classical Greek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Classical%20Greek.

Source: Classical Greek on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.