English Explanatory Dictionary

Greek gift

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A treacherous gift.
  2. A Greek gift sacrifice

Word forms

Greek gift Greek gifts

Etymology

From Virgil's Aeneid, ii. 49, in reference to the Trojan horse.

Derived words

Greek gift sacrifice
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