demotic
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (demotikos, “common”), from δημότης (demotes, “commoner”), from δῆμος (demos, “the common people”).
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Adjective [edit]
demotic (not comparable)
- 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
Synonyms [edit]
- (of the vulgar form of hieratic writing): enchorial
Translations [edit]
of or for the common people
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Egyptian hieratic writing
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written modern Greek
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Noun [edit]
demotic (plural demotics)
- (linguistics) Language as spoken by the common people.
- 2010, John C. Wells, accents map
- Note the intrusion into British demotic (“me and Cheryl were having”) of the valley-girl quotative be, like.
- 2010, John C. Wells, accents map
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
language of the common people
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