Dictionary

Greco-Roman en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɡɹɛkəʊˈɹəʊmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Greco- + Roman.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US) Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture.
   • In the beginning and height of the Greco-Roman civilization, everyone was expected to have courage, because it was deemed to be the First Virtue above all others.
2. (Canada, US) Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.

Forms

Deriveds

Greco-Roman wrestling

Relateds

Greco-Latin

Translations (36)

cy Groegaidd-Rufeinig (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · el ελληνορωμαϊκός (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · fr gréco-romain (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · pt greco-romano (referring to a wrestling style) · ko 그레코로만 (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · uk грéко-ри́мський (referring to a wrestling style) · fi kreikkalais-roomalainen (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · it greco-romano (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · sv grekisk-romersk (referring to a wrestling style) · pt greco-romano (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · ja グレコローマン (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · es grecorromano (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · ka ბერძნულ-რომაული (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · fi kreikkalais-roomalainen (referring to a wrestling style) · uk грéко-ри́мський (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · vi Hy-La (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · ga Gréag-Rómhánach (referring to a wrestling style) · cmn 希臘羅馬 /希腊罗马 (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · ru гре́ко-ри́мский (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · hy հունա-հռոմեական (referring to a wrestling style) · hy հունահռոմեական (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · fa کشتی فرنگی (referring to a wrestling style) · de griechisch-römisch (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · ca grecoromà (referring to a wrestling style) · sv grekisk-romersk (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · gl grecorromano (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · hy հունահռոմեական (referring to a wrestling style) · ka ბერძნულ-რომაული (referring to a wrestling style) · cy Groeg-Rufeinig (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · ka გრეკო-რომაული (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · hy հունա-հռոմեական (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · ru гре́ко-ри́мский (referring to a wrestling style) · ga Gréag-Rómhánach (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · ca grecoromà (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture) · es grecorromana (referring to a wrestling style) · nl Grieks-Romeins (of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture)