Hellenic language

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Hellenic language - the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages Greek, Hellenic Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia Modern Greek, New Greek - the Greek language as spoken and written today Late Greek - the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries Byzantine Greek, Medieval Greek, Middle Greek - the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD Koine - a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire Ancient Greek - the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil