El Greco

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(el grek′ō; Sp. el gre′kô)


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El Gre•co  (el grek′ō; Sp. el gre′kô),USA pronunciation (Domenikos Theotocopoulos),
  1. Biographical1541–1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
El Greco / ɛl ˈɡrɛkəʊ/
  1. real name Domenikos Theotocopoulos. 1541–1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete; noted for his elongated human forms and dramatic use of colour
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Gre•co  (grek′ō; Sp., It. gre′kô),USA pronunciation n. 
    Jo•sé  (hō zā′; Sp. hô se′),USA pronunciation born 1918, U.S. dancer and choreographer, born in Italy. El  (el).USA pronunciation See El Greco. 
Greco-, 
  1. a combining form representing Greek in compound words:Greco-Roman.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] Graeco-. 
  • Latin Graec(us) Greek + -o-

'El Greco' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Greco - Theotocopoulos - immortal

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