pre-Hellenic

adjective

¦prē+

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the phases and periods of civilization in Greek lands before the rise of the Hellenic or classical Greek culture compare aegean , cycladic , helladic , minoan , mycenaean

Word History

Etymology

pre- + hellenic

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