demotic
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[edit] Etymology
First attested in 1822, from Greek δημοτικος (demotikos), “‘common, vulgar’”), from Greek δημος (demos), “‘common people’”).
[edit] Adjective
demotic (not comparable)
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- Of or for the common people.
- Of, relating to, or written in the vulgar form of ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
- demotic script is a simplified, cursive form of hieroglyphs used in ancient egypt.
- Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.
- demotic Greek
[edit] Synonyms
- (of the vulgar form of hieratic writing): enchorial
[edit] Translations
of or for the common people
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Egyptian hieratic writing
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Greek
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