greco-roman

UK /ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/ US /ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

ancient

VERB + GRECO-ROMAN

got, times

GRECO-ROMAN + NOUN

civilization, everyone

PREP.

into

Definitions

adj

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.

Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.

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Synonyms

adjective — of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks

classical
graeco-roman

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

In the 1980's, at my university library, I sometimes haunted the section on sexology during ancient times, as Greco-Roman.

Tatoeba · #10623589

Tom got into Greco-Roman wrestling.

Tatoeba · #13076886

Usage Notes

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