Greco-Roman

Greco-Roman

See also: greco-roman

English

Alternative forms

• Graeco-Roman (British)

Etymology

Greco- +‎ Roman

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/

Adjective

Greco-Roman (comparative more Greco-Roman, superlative most Greco-Roman) (American spelling, Canadian spelling)

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

Derived terms

• Greco-Roman wrestling

 

Translations

of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture

Armenian: հունահռոմեական (hunahṙomeakan), հունա-հռոմեական (huna-hṙomeakan) Catalan: grecoromà Chinese: Mandarin: 希臘羅馬／希腊罗马 (Xīlà-Luómǎ) Dutch: Grieks-Romeins Finnish: kreikkalais-roomalainen French: gréco-romain (fr) Galician: grecorromano (gl) m Georgian: გრეკო-რომაული (greḳo-romauli), ბერძნულ-რომაული (berʒnul-romauli) German: griechisch-römisch (de) Greek: ελληνορωμαϊκός (el) (ellinoromaïkós) Irish: Gréag-Rómhánach Italian: greco-romano (it) Japanese: グレコローマン (gureko-rōman) Portuguese: greco-romano (pt) Russian: гре́ко-ри́мский (ru) (gréko-rímskij) Spanish: grecorromano Swedish: grekisk-romersk (sv) Welsh: Groeg-Rufeinig, Groegaidd-Rufeinig

referring to a wrestling style

Armenian: հունահռոմեական (hunahṙomeakan), հունա-հռոմեական (huna-hṙomeakan) Azerbaijani: please add this translation if you can Catalan: grecoromà m Finnish: kreikkalais-roomalainen Georgian: ბერძნულ-რომაული (berʒnul-romauli) Irish: Gréag-Rómhánach Persian: کشتی فرنگی‎ (košti-e farangi) Portuguese: greco-romano (pt) Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: grecorromana f Swedish: grekisk-romersk (sv)

See also

• Greco-Latin