Modern Greek

noun

: Greek as used by the Greeks since the end of the medieval period

Examples of Modern Greek in a Sentence

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Each Imperial shows a different branch of this tree highlighted in white, with Vitruvius’ quotation translated into that language or into one of its modern descendants: Albanian, Serbo-Croat, Latin, Italian, Hindi, Hebrew, Modern Greek, Irish, German and Armenian. —Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above