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Grecian

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Grecian
1. (esp of beauty or architecture) conforming to Greek ideals, esp in being classically simple
2. a scholar of or expert in the Greek language or literature


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After tarrying here awhile, the Bay of Salamis will be crossed, and a day given to Corinth, whence the voyage will be continued to Constantinople, passing on the way through the Grecian Archipelago, the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora, and the mouth of the Golden Horn, and arriving in about forty-eight hours from Athens.
To him it was a Grecian archipelago that he saw on the map.
There was an air of grandeur in it that struck you with awe, and rivalled the beauties of the best Grecian architecture; and it was as commodious within as venerable without.
 
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