Grecian

== English == === Alternative forms === Græcian, Graecian, Greecian === Etymology === From Latin Graecia +‎ -an. Compare Old French grecien and Middle English grecan, grecen, greken, grekin. By surface analysis, Greco- +‎ -ian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːʃn̩/ Rhymes: -iːʃən === Adjective === Grecian (not comparable) (obsolete or poetic) Greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece). Synonym: Hellenic ==== Derived terms ==== Grecian knot === Noun === Grecian (plural Grecians) (obsolete) A native or inhabitant of Greece. A senior pupil at Christ's Hospital School in West Sussex, England. (obsolete) A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. (obsolete) One well versed in the Greek language; a scholar of Greek. (obsolete, slang) An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland. ==== Derived terms ==== (senior pupil at Christ's Hospital): Grecianship === References === === Anagrams === Gricean, anergic, canigre