DEMOTIC


Meaning of DEMOTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈmä-tik ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek dēmotikos, from dēmotēs commoner, from dēmos

Date: 1822

1. : of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing

2. : popular , common

demotic idiom

3. : of or relating to the form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.