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Greek language

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Greek language member of the Indo-European family of languages (see Indo-European ). It is the language of one of the major civilizations of the world and of one of the greatest literatures of all time. Many modern scientific and technical words in English and other Western languages are derived from Greek, and it has been estimated that 12% of the English vocabulary is of Greek origin. Ancient Greek By the 16th cent. BC, Greek-speaking people were established in Greece, probably having come as invaders from the north. In antiquity there were a number of dialects of the Greek language,... Read more
Greek language
...written and spoken language, is largely based on a form called Demotic (used in popular speech) but includes elements of Katharevusa, the written language formerly used in government and public life. Greek language Greek language Greek language Read more
GREEK
GREEK A LANGUAGE of south-eastern Europe, a classical...traditional view of the richness of the language). Greek word-forming patterns, words, and word...well adapted is the structure of the Greek language for the formation of scientific terms... Read more

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