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greek

/ɡɹiːk/ verb C2
  1. To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read. (transitive)
  2. To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content. (transitive)
  3. To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production. (transitive)

He/she/it greeks · Past greeked · Past participle greeked · -ing form greeking

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Verb forms

Base form
greek
He/she/it
greeks
Past
greeked
Past participle
greeked
-ing form
greeking

From the library

“But I’m going to study Latin and Greek just the same, Mrs.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 325 · C1
It may be most obvious to you in the Greek e’s, but to me there are many small points which indicate the same thing.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 50 · B2
The Greek e with the peculiar top flourish is distinctive.
The Valley of Fear, p. 1 · C1
I had some vague recollection of an explanation at the time of the Adventure of the Greek Interpreter.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 3 · B2

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