English adjective: Demotic | |||
1. | Demotic of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use | ||
2. | demotic of or for the common people | ||
Samples | Demotic entertainments. Demotic speech. A poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms. | ||
Similar | common | ||
Antonyms | uncommon | ||
English noun: Demotic | |||
1. | Demotic (communication) a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script | ||
Samples | Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek. | ||
Synonyms | Demotic script | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hieratic, hieratic script | ||
2. | Demotic (communication) the modern Greek vernacular | ||
Synonyms | Romaic | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Modern Greek, New Greek | ||