demotic
adjective
1. of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
2. of or for the common people
- demotic entertainments
- demotic speech
- a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms
Similar word(s): common
Sentences with demotic as an adjective:
- demotic script is a simplified, cursive form of hieroglyphs used in ancient Egypt.
- demotic Greek
noun
1. a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
- Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek
Definition categories: communication, hieratic
2. the modern Greek vernacular
Similar word(s): romaic
Definition categories: communication