Meaning of Grecian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A native or inhabitant of Greece.
   obsolete
2. A senior pupil at Christ's Hospital School in West Sussex, England.
3. A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
   obsolete
4. One well versed in the Greek language; a scholar of Greek.
   obsolete
5. An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland.
   obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“I spoke of Mr. Harris, of Salisbury, as being a very learned man, and in particular an eminent Grecian.”

“[…] and I will so exhibit its very words as that the reader, even if no Grecian, may understand⟳ the point⟳ in litigation.”

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