About The Word Demotic
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Demotic
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What's The Definition Of Demotic?
[n] the modern Greek vernacular
[adj] of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms" [adj] of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use Synonyms | Synonyms for Demotic: common | Romaic Related Terms | Find terms related to Demotic: See Also | Modern Greek Demotic In Webster's Dictionary \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people:
cf. F. d['e]motique.]
Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.
{Demotic alphabet} or {character}, a form of writing used in
Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for
books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form
of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic
character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}.
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