Greek vs English - What's the difference?
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(countable) An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Greece.
(US, countable) A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are commonly characterised by being named after Greek letters. (See also Greek system)
(uncountable) Unintelligible speech or text, such as foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the listener is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon; or statements that the listener does not understand or agree with.
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, year=1821
, author=Mary Jane Mackenzie
, title=Geraldine, or Modes of faith and practice
, page=8
* {{quote-book
, year=1859
, author=Kinahan Cornwallis
, title=Two journeys to Japan, 1856-7, Volume 2
, page=246
* {{quote-magazine
, year=1951
, date=December
, author=
, coauthors=
, title=Which Kind of Life Insurance Policy?
, magazine=Changing Times - The Kiplinger Magazine
, volume=5
, issue=12
, page=28
(uncountable, slang) Anal sex.
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The language of the Greek people, spoken in Greece and in Greek communities.
The writing system used in Greek language.
Of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language.
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*:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
(lb) Of or pertaining to a fraternity or sorority.
Unintelligible, especially regarding foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the speaker is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon.
Of or pertaining to England or its people.
English-language; of or pertaining to the English language.
Of or pertaining to an Englishman or Englishwoman.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2
, passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.}}
Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
(Amish) Non-Amish.
(collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.
The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and other parts of the world.
(Amish, collective plural) The non-Amish.
(surname)
One's ability to employ the English language correctly.
The English-language term or expression for something.
Specific language or wording; a text or statements in speech, whether a translation or otherwise.
(countable) A regional type of spoken and or written English; a dialect.
(printing, dated) A kind of type, in size between pica and great primer.
(North American) Spin or side given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards.
(archaic) To translate, adapt or render into English.
*, page 214 (2001 reprint):
*:severe prohibuit viris suis tum misceri feminas in consuetis suis menstruis, etc. I spare to English this which I have said.
As nouns the difference between greek and english
is that greek is nonsense writing or talk; gibberish while english is (us) spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.As an adjective greek
is .As a verb greek
is (computing) to display a placeholder instead of text, especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.greek
English
Alternative forms
* (abbreviation):Noun
- "Was Joe a Greek in college?"
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citation, passage=...preferred risk...family maintenance...20-pay life. That's a bare sampling of the merchandise you're asked to pick and choose from. If it sounds like Greek' to you, don't worry. It sounds like ' Greek to most people. }}
- She is absolutely a total GFE, no limits, except no Greek . (Well...I say “no Greek” - - if she is really hot for you, and if she is really turned on in a long session, she might beg for a finger in her anus while you suck her clit, but she is just too tiny and tight for any “real meat” in the backdoor.)
Proper noun
(en proper noun)Usage notes
In writings about the modern world, Greek is used primarily for the modern language currently spoken in Greece, and Ancient Greek will be used for older forms of the language. In the classics and other pre-modern studies, Greek will be used for the old forms of the language, and if the modern language is mentioned, it will be called Modern Greek.Derived terms
* Ancient Greek * Byzantine Greek * Cappadocian Greek * Indo-Greek * Mediaeval Greek * Modern Greek * Mycenaean Greek * Proto-GreekAdjective
(er)Synonyms
* Graeco- * Grecian * Hellenic * Helleno-Derived terms
* Ancient Greek * Classical Greek * Demotic Greek * Greek alphabet * Greek chorus * Greek fire * Greek house * Greekish * Greek numbers * Greek Orthodox * Greek salad * Greek system * it's all Greek to me * Koine Greek * Modern Greek * ProtogreekSee also
* (wikipedia) (Other headwords of interest) * Dhimotiki * Hellenic * Hellenism * Hellenistic * Hellenize * Katharevousa * Koine * (el) * Language listStatistics
*External links
*Greek–English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster’s Dictionary— the Rosetta Edition. * * *
english
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- The Scottish and the English have a history of conflict.
- English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
Usage notes
* The name of the language, English , when it means "the English language", does not assume an article. Hence: "Say it in plain English!" * The people as a collective noun require the definite article "the" or a demonstrative adjective. Hence: "The English are coming!" or "Oh, those English, always drinking their tea..."Noun
(en-noun)- My coworker has pretty good English for a non-native speaker.
- How do you say ‘à peu près’ in English ?
- The technical details are correct, but the English is not very clear.
- Put more English on the ball.
