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Homeric Greek

Noun

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Homeric Greek (uncountable)

(linguistics, classics) a dialect of Ancient Greek used by Homer in the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Homeric Hymns consisting primarily of the Ionian and Aeolic Greek dialects

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According to one estimation, "Homeric Greek is probably closer to demotic than 12-century Middle English is to modern spoken English." Source: Internet

It continues to be read in the Homeric Greek and translated into modern languages around the world. Source: Internet

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