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  • 31Old Ionic — noun Date: circa 1889 the Greek dialect of the Homeric epics …

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  • 32Ionian mode — Ionic I*on ic, a. [L. Ionicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Ionia.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of… …

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  • 33Attic Greek — Distribution of Greek dialects in the classical period.[1] Western group …

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  • 34Greek literature — Introduction       body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… …

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  • 35Proto-Ionians — The Proto Ionians are a hypothetical Early Bronze Age Hellenic people, whose existence has been postulated by mathematician and amateur linguist Jean Faucounau.LinguisticsMainstream Greek linguistics separates the Greek dialects into two large… …

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  • 36Ionia — /uy oh nee euh/, n. an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks. * * * Ancient region, western coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering the Aegean Sea. It consisted of …

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  • 37Anacreon — (Greek polytonic|Ἀνακρέων) (570 BC 488 BC) was a Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of nine lyric poets. Life Anacreon was born at Teos, an Ionian city on the coast of Asia… …

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  • 38Ancient Greek — noun the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire • Hypernyms: ↑Greek, ↑Hellenic, ↑Hellenic language • Hyponyms: ↑Attic, ↑Ionic, ↑Ionic dialect, ↑Classical Greek, ↑ …

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  • 39Topic outline of classical studies — Classical studies, or Classics for short, is the earliest branch of the Humanities, and covers the languages, literature, history, art, and other cultural aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world. The field focuses primarily on, but is not… …

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  • 40Outline of classical studies — See also: Outline of ancient Greece, Outline of ancient Rome, and Outline of ancient Egypt The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to classical studies: Classical studies (Classics for short) – earliest branch… …

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