DEMOTIC


Meaning of DEMOTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di:ˈmɔtɪk ]

n. & adj. --n. 1 the popular colloquial form of a language. 2 a popular simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing (cf. HIERATIC). --adj. 1 (esp. of language) popular, colloquial, or vulgar. 2 of or concerning the ancient Egyptian or modern Greek demotic. [Gk demotikos f. demotes one of the people (demos)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.