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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


SamplesDemotic entertainments.
Demotic speech.
A poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms.


Similarcommon


Antonymsuncommon


English noun: Demotic

1. Demotic (communication) a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script


SamplesDemotic script was eventually replaced by Greek.


SynonymsDemotic script


Broader (hypernym)hieratic, hieratic script

2. Demotic (communication) the modern Greek vernacular


SynonymsRomaic


Broader (hypernym)Modern Greek, New Greek









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