Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to both Greece and Rome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to both Greece and Rome, as the Latin civilization after it had become modified by contact with the higher civilization of Greece, and specifically the art cultivated under Roman domination, almost exclusively by Greek artists.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
Greek orRoman culture. - adjective wrestling Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of
wrestling where fighters may only attack above thewaist .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
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Examples
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His Palladian residential aesthetic, his Greco-Roman temple to government in Richmond, and the meaning of his Declaration of Independence still inspire and resonate across the republic.
J. Michael Welton: A Tale of Two Architects J. Michael Welton 2010
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His Palladian residential aesthetic, his Greco-Roman temple to government in Richmond, and the meaning of his Declaration of Independence still inspire and resonate across the republic.
J. Michael Welton: A Tale of Two Architects J. Michael Welton 2010
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Many religions of the day, including some of the Greco-Roman “mystery religions,” were open to people of varied ethnicities.
One World, Under God 2009
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The whole Greco-Roman ‘state as natural’ meme was rejected by Locke, et alia.
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Musical instruments transform into birds, then seashells, Egyptian figures, fish, flowers, Greco-Roman torsos and painters' palettes.
A Modern Movement Unto Himself Lance Esplund 2011
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Does it matter if they are "real" (e.g. members of the Greco-Roman pantheon) or products of the author's imagination?
Signing Thursday & Convention in Minneapolis mistborn 2010
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There are parallels to Greco-Roman mythology, particularly in its depiction of the underworld and death, and to Christian beliefs such as monotheism and the existence of a messiah.
Archive 2010-01-01 Ulysses 2010
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There are parallels to Greco-Roman mythology, particularly in its depiction of the underworld and death, and to Christian beliefs such as monotheism and the existence of a messiah.
Book Report: Myths of the North American Indians, by Lewis Spence Ulysses 2010
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The couple say it offers guests a modern version of the Greco-Roman spa experience at the "Ferme Thermale d'Eugenie" and a constantly evolving slimming menu.
French Master Chef Reinvents His Art Emma-Kate Symons 2010
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The whole Greco-Roman ‘state as natural’ meme was rejected by Locke, et alia.
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