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greco
  • n  Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
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greco-roman architecture
  • n  architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
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greco-roman wrestling
  • n  a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
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greece
  • n  a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
  • n  ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
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greed
  • n  excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
  • n  reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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greediness
  • n  an excessive desire for food
  • n  an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
    the greediness of lawyers
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greek capital
  • n  the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
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greek chorus
  • n  a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
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greek church
  • n  state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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