KATHAREVOUSA

Meaning of KATHAREVOUSA in English

[ ˌkaθə'rɛvu:sə ]

■ noun a heavily archaized form of modern Greek used in traditional literary writing. Compare with demotic .

Origin

mod. Gk, lit. 'purified'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KATHAREVOUSA — or Katharevusa noun Etymology: New Greek kathareuousa, from Greek, feminine of kathareuōn, present participle of kathareuein to be pure, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KATHAREVOUSA — noun see katharevusa
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KATHAREVOUSA — or Ka·tha·re·vu·sa ˌkä-thə-ˈre-və-ˌsä Etymology: New Greek kathareuousa, from Greek, feminine of kathareuōn, present participle of kathareuein to be pure, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KATHAREVOUSA — Katharevousa, Katharevusa, k~ BrE AmE ˌkæθ ə ˈrev ʊs ə -əs ə ˌkɑːθ- —Modern Greek [ ka θa ˈɾe vu …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KATHAREVOUSA — n. Variant: or Ka · tha · re · vu · sa Pronunciation: ˌ kä-th ə - ' re-v ə …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KATHAREVUSA — noun see: Katharevousa
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KATHAREVUSA — see Katharevousa
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEMOTIC — [ dɪ'mɒtɪk ] ■ adjective 1》 denoting or relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people; colloquial. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KATHAREVUSA GREEK LANGUAGE — Greek Katharevousa, a purist variety of modern Greek, which until 1976 was the official written language of Greece. Katharevusa was …
Britannica English vocabulary

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