KATHAREVUSA

Meaning of KATHAREVUSA in English

noun see: Katharevousa

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

KATHAREVUSA — noun or ka·tha·re·vou·sa ˌkäthəˈrevə(ˌ)sä ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Greek kathareuousa, from Greek, feminine of kathareuōn, present participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KATHAREVUSA — /kah'theuh rev"euh sah', -seuh, kath'euh-/ ; Gk. /kah'thah rdde"vooh sah/ , n. the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KATHAREVUSA — see Katharevousa
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KATHAREVUSA — [Ka.tha.re.vu.sa] n [NGk kathareuousa, fr. Gk, fem. of kathareuon, prp. of kathareuein to be pure, fr. katharos pure] (1936): modern …
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KATHAREVUSA GREEK LANGUAGE — Greek Katharevousa, a purist variety of modern Greek, which until 1976 was the official written language of Greece. Katharevusa was …
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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
GREEK LANGUAGE — Its history can be divided into four phases: Ancient Greek, Koine, Byzantine Greek, and Modern Greek. Ancient Greek is subdivided …
Английский словарь Британика
KATHAREVOUSA — noun see katharevusa
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEMOTIC — I. də̇ˈmäd.]ik, dēˈ-, -ät] adjective Etymology: Greek dēmotikos, from dēmotēs commoner (from dēmos deme, populace) + -ikos -ic — more …
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HELLENIC — — Hellenically , adv. /he len"ik, -lee"nik/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or …
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DIGLOSSIA — — diglossic /duy glos"ik/ , adj. /duy glos"ee euh, -glaw"see euh/ , n. 1. the widespread existence within a society …
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DEMOTIC — /di mot"ik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the ordinary, everyday, current form of a language; vernacular: a poet …
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DIGLOSSIA — the coexistence of two forms of the same language in a speech community. Often, one form is the literary or …
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KARIOTKIS, KSTAS — born 1896, Trpolis, Greece died July 20, 1928, Prveza Kariotkis also spelled Karyotkis Greek poet influenced by the 19th-century French …
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GREEK LITERATURE — body of writings in the Greek language by the peoples of mainland Greece, the Greek Islands, ancient Magna Graecia (Sicily …
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GREEK LANGUAGE
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DEMOTIC GREEK LANGUAGE — also called Romaic, Greek Demotiki, or Romaiki a modern vernacular of Greece. In modern times it has been the standard …
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CAVAFY, CONSTANTINE — born April 17, 1863, Alexandria died April 29, 1933, Alexandria pseudonym of Konstantnos Ptrou Kavfis Greek poet who developed his …
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KATHAREVOUSA — Katharevousa, Katharevusa, k~ BrE AmE ˌkæθ ə ˈrev ʊs ə -əs ə ˌkɑːθ- —Modern Greek [ ka θa ˈɾe vu …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GREEK LANGUAGE — Indo-European language spoken mostly in Greece. Its history can be divided into four phases: Ancient Greek, Koine, Byzantine Greek, and …
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