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Adjective: Hellenistic  ,he-lu'ni-stik
  1. Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
    "Greece was poised on its most triumphant period, the Hellenistic age";
    - Hellenic, Hellenistical [rare]
     
  2. Relating to or characteristic of the Greek civilization and culture between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Roman dominance;"The Hellenistic age saw the spread of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean"
    - Hellenistical

Encyclopedia: Hellenistic