Klephtic
noun
a Greek or Albanian brigand, exalted in the war of Greek independence as a patriotic robber; guerrilla.
Origin:
1810–20; < Modern Greek kléphtēs, variant of Modern Greek, Greek kléptēs thief, rogue; see kleptomania
1810–20; < Modern Greek kléphtēs, variant of Modern Greek, Greek kléptēs thief, rogue; see kleptomania
Related forms
kleph·tic, adjective
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klepht (klɛft) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any of the Greeks who fled to the mountains after the 15th-century Turkish conquest of Greece and whose descendants survived as brigands into the 19th century | |
| [C19: from Modern Greek klephtēs, from Greek kleptēs thief] | |
| 'klephtic | |
| —adj | |
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Klephtic
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| klepht (klɛft) | |
| —n | |
| any of the Greeks who fled to the mountains after the 15th-century Turkish conquest of Greece and whose descendants survived as brigands into the 19th century | |
| [C19: from Modern Greek klephtēs, from Greek kleptēs thief] | |
| 'klephtic | |
| —adj | |
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