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Demotic

Demotic Meaning & Definition
Demotic Definition And Meaning

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

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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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