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Greek language

Greek language, member of the Indo-European family of languages (see Indo-European). It is the language of one of the major civilizations of the world and of one of the greatest literatures of all time. Many modern scientific and technical words in English and other Western languages are derived from Greek, and it has been estimated that 12% of the English vocabulary is of Greek origin.

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Greek language: Bibliography - Bibliography See P. S. Costas, An Outline of the History of the Greek Language (1936); E. H. ...
Greek language: Modern Greek - Modern Greek Modern Greek stems directly from the Attic koinē and dates from the fall of the ...
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