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111Hel|lad|ic — «heh LAD ihk», adjective. of, from, or having to do with the ancient pre Hellenic civilization in Greece from about 2500 to 1100 B.C. ╂[< Greek Helladikós < Hellás, ádos Greece] …
112hel|land|ite — «HEHL uhn dyt», noun. a mineral, a silicate of calcium and the rare earths, found in pegmatite veins …
113hel|le|bore — «HEHL uh br, bohr», noun. 1. any one of various perennial European herbs of the crowfoot family, with showy yellow, green, or purple flowers that bloom on erect stems before spring, especially the black hellebore and the bear sfoot. 2. the root… …
114hel|leb|o|rin — «heh LEHB uhr ihn, HEHL uh buhr », noun. a poisonous, crystalline glucoside, a narcotic, found in hellebore. Formula: C28H36O6 …
115Hel|lene — «HEHL een», noun. = Greek. (Cf. ↑Greek) ╂[< Greek Héllēnes a Thessalian tribe, plural of Héllēn Hellen] …
116Hel|len|ic — «heh LEHN ihk, LEE nihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. = Greek. (Cf. ↑Greek) 2. of Greek history, language, or culture from 776 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. –n. 1. the Greek language. 2. the branch of the Indo European family …
117Hel|len|ism — «HEHL uh nihz uhm», noun. 1. ancient Greek culture or ideals; the national character or spirit of the ancient Greeks. 2. the adoption or imitation of Greek speech, ideals, or customs. 3. an idiom or expression peculiar to the Greek language.… …
118Hel|len|ist — «HEHL uh nihst», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a scholar skilled in the ancient Greek language, literature, and culture. 2. a person who uses or imitates Greek language, ideals, or customs, especially a Jew who after the conquests of Alexander the… …
119Hel|le|no|phile — «HEHL uh noh fyl, fihl», noun. a lover of Greece or Greek things. SYNONYM(S): Grecophile …
120Hel|le|no|phil — «HEHL uh noh fihl», noun. = Hellenophile. (Cf. ↑Hellenophile) …
