hellenistical

HYPHEN

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective hellenistical has 1 sense

hellenistical(a = adj.pert) hellenic, hellenistic - relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization;

Derived form noun hellenism₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

hellenistical, a. [Cf. F. Hellénistique.].

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.