About The Word Romaic
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Romaic
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What's The Definition Of Romaic?
[n] the modern Greek vernacular
[adj] relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language Synonyms | Synonyms for Romaic: Demotic Related Terms | Find terms related to Romaic: See Also | Modern Greek Romaic In Webster's Dictionary \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See
{Roman}.]
Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its
language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called
by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}.
Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople
were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence
the term Romaic was the name given to the popular
language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as
the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit.
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