graecismus

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noun

Use of Greek words and examples.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

noungraecismus (uncountable)
  1. historicalrhetoricuncountableUse of Greek words and examples.
  2. rhetoricuncountableAffectation of erudition.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latingraecismus
  2. Englishgraecismus

From Medieval Latin graecismus. Doublet of Grecism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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