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Meaning of "Greek gift" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREEK GIFT

In allusion to Virgil's Aeneid ii 49.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK GIFT

Greek gift play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEK GIFT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greek gift is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREEK GIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greek gift sacrifice

In chess, the Greek gift sacrifice is a typical sacrifice of a bishop by White playing Bxh7+ or Black playing Bxh2+. Greek gift sacrifices, or the threat of them, occur relatively frequently in play, especially at the lower levels. One of the most famous examples of the sacrifice is found in the game Edgard Colle versus John O'Hanlon, Nice 1930. Less commonly, a Greek gift sacrifice may be the prelude to a double bishop sacrifice, as seen in the game Lasker versus Bauer, Amsterdam 1889.

Definition of Greek gift in the English dictionary

The definition of Greek gift in the dictionary is a gift given with the intention of tricking and causing harm to the recipient.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREEK GIFT

Greek
Greek bread
Greek Catholic
Greek Church
Greek cross
Greek Cypriot
Greek fire
Greek god
Greek mallow
Greek meets Greek
Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Revival
Greek Revivalism
Greek Revivalist
Greek tragedy
Greek-letter society
greeked text
Greekness
Greeley

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREEK GIFT

adrift
airlift
begift
deadlift
drift
face-lift
forklift
free gift
gift
lift
makeshift
night shift
paradigm shift
rift
shift
sift
swift
thrift
uplift
Whitgift

Synonyms and antonyms of Greek gift in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Greek gift» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREEK GIFT

Find out the translation of Greek gift to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Greek gift from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Greek gift» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

希腊的礼物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

regalo griego
570 millions of speakers

English

Greek gift
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रीक उपहार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

هدية اليونانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Греческий подарок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

presente de grego
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রিক উপহার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cadeau grec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hadiah Yunani
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

griechische Geschenk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギリシャの贈り物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그리스어 선물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hadiah Yunani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

món quà Hy Lạp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரேக்க பரிசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीक भेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yunan hediye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dono greco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Grecki prezent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грецький подарунок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cadou grecesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ελληνική δώρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Griekse geskenk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grekisk gåva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gresk gave
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Greek gift

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEK GIFT»

The term «Greek gift» is normally little used and occupies the 140.634 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEK GIFT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Greek gift» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Greek gift» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Greek gift

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEK GIFT»

Discover the use of Greek gift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Greek gift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Your Magickal Name
#2 Dorothea (Greek) Gift of God. #5 Dorothy (Greek) Gift of God. #6 Dorrie (Greek ) Gift. #6 Dory (Greek) Gift. #8 Dot (Greek) Gift of God. #3 Dottie (Greek) Gift of God. #1 Dotty (Greek) Gift of God. #3 Draighean (Gaelic) Blackthorn. #4 Drew ...
Phyllis Vega, Debra Vega, 2004
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28,000 Baby Names:
Theda Greek Gift of God Thedora Greek Gift of God Thein Burmese 100 thousand Theingi Burmese Gold Thekla Greek Divine fame Thelma Greek Nursing Theodora Greek Gift of God Theodore Greek Talented one Theodosia Greek Gift of ...
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Baby Name Encycolpedia: The Perfect Baby Name Adviser
... Hebrew Heifer Maris Daphne Greek Laurel, bay tree, victory Daphnis Dasha Greek Gift of God Deianira Greek Wife of Heracles Delbin Greek Dolphin, flower name Delia Greek Visible from Delos Bedelia Delphine Greek Calmness Deniece, ...
Sylvie Nicole, 2005
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More Lessons in Chess and in Life
The Greek gift sacrifice or classical bishop sacrifice is a typical sacrifice of a bishop by White playing Bxh7+ or Black playing Bxh2+. A situation where the Greek sacrifice works The position above, which might occur after the moves 1.e4 e6 ...
Jose A. Fadul, 2009
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Lessons in Chess, Lessons in Life
The Greek gift sacrifice or classical bishop sacrifice is a typical sacrifice of a bishop by White playing Bxh7+ or Black playing Bxh2+. A situation where the Greek sacrifice works The position above, which might occur after the moves 1.e4 e6 ...
Jose A. Fadul, 2008
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Greek Whisky: The Localization of a Global Commodity
Moreover, the commodity of Scotch whisky transforms into a Greek gift in marketing and advertising discourse. More specifically, names can be engraved on the bottle of Scotch for name days (giortes) to individualize and personalize the gift.
Tryfon Bampilis, 2013
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Baby Names Made Easy: The Complete Reverse-Dictionary of ...
Aversion of Benedict. Surname. Benett, Bennet, Benet. Boone (French) (English) “blessing.” Surname. Donato (Italian) “gift.” Donatello. Doran (Hebrew) (Greek) “ gift.” (Irish) “pilgrim.” Dorran. Esai (Spanish) “gift.” Jesse (Hebrew) “wealthy, gift.
Amanda Elizabeth Barden, 2009
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The Complete Christian Baby Name Book: Over 4,500 Catholic ...
Dorothy: Greek “gift of God” Feb. 6 Dora: Greek “gift”, Doralia, Doralice, Doralis, Doralise, Dore: 111511 “comptemplative”, Dorea, Dorelia, Dorena, Doretta: Greek “gift from God”, Dorette, Doria: Greek “secrets; gift”, Dorice, Dorinda: Greek,  ...
‎2008
9
Brilliant Baby Names
Saint's day: 17 April. Dona, Donata, Donatilla Dora (Dor-a) (Greek) gift. A shortened form of either Theodora or Dorothy (both meaning gift of God). Dorcas (Dor-cass) (Greek) doe or gazelle. English Bibles usually translate the name Tabitha as ...
Laura King, Geoff King, 2010
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Heirs of the Greek Catastrophe: The Social Life of Asia ...
Ionian Vision: Greece in Asia Minor 1919-1922 (London: Allen Lane). Lo1zos, P. (19750). The Greek Gift: Politics in a Cypriot Village (Oxford: Blackwell). (1975i>). 'Changes in Property Transfer among Greek Cypriot Villagers', Man, NS 10 (4), ...
Renee Hirschon, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEK GIFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Greek gift is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greek gift that keeps on giving
Greece crisis weekly checklist No 297. Deadlock, lack of trust, bailout deadline — options under consideration are still trending strongly, as they ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Greek Gift
At the eleventh hour the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras submitted a strangely familiar list of suggestions for reforming his country's ... «The Times, Jul 15»
3
Greece holidays: Meet me in the Tsipras Taverna
Your holiday pumps money into the local community, creating jobs and (probably) contributing tax to the treasury in Athens. Grab a Greek gift ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Caucus Rejects Siting of Nuclear Plant in Akwa Ibom
He added "This particular move by the federal government looks like a Greek gift and it is becoming more obvious that Akwa Ibom State is ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Fear Failed
However, off to the side just a bit, we should also note of another dimension of the Greek gift to itself and to the rest of the world. I have in mind ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
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Interest rates likely to remain low
Picture: Jack Tran Source: News Corp Australia. THERE is one Greek gift we won't need to beware of this week and that is lower interest rates. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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Why Akwa Ibom Leaders Rejected Nuclear Power Plant
"This particular move by the Federal Government looks a Greek gift and it is becoming more obvious that Akwa Ibom State is viewed by the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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“Exporting” terrorists to Anambra? By Ochereome Nnanna
... to shield it from responsibility for presenting such an explosive Greek gift to the South East within one month of assuming power at the centre. «Eagle Reporters, Jul 15»
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In Gold We Trust 2015: Gold Remains In A Secular Bull Market
The weak euro is likely to enter the history books as a Greek gift. We are convinced that gold will emerge as the victor in this ongoing ... «The Market Oracle, Jun 15»
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IFEANYI UBAH'S GREEK GIFT
For obvious reasons, Capital Oil boss, Ifeanyi Ubah, was in the news last week. It was not as if he recently added another oil tanker to his fleet ... «THISDAY Live, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Greek gift [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/greek-gift>. Apr 2024 ».
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