1 [C] a person from modern or ancient Greece
2 [U] the language of modern or ancient Greece
3 [C] (AmE) a member of a FRATERNITY or a SORORITY at a college or university
IDIOMS
it's all Greek to me (informal, saying) I cannot understand it:
She tried to explain how the system works, but I'm afraid it's all Greek to me.
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