hellenistic

1. 1.

   relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization

   SynonymsHellenicHellenistical

Questions about hellenistic

What does hellenistic mean?

hellenistic means "relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization".

How many syllables are in hellenistic?

hellenistic has 4 syllables: hel-le-nis-tic. The stress falls on "nis". In IPA it is /ˌhɛləˈnɪstɪk/.

What is another word for hellenistic?

Close synonyms include Hellenic, Hellenistical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hellenistic a common word?

hellenistic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.