demotic
of or relating to the ordinary, everyday, current form of a language; vernacular: a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms.
of or relating to the common people; popular.
of, relating to, or noting the simplified form of hieratic writing used in ancient Egypt between 700 b.c. and a.d. 500.
demotic script.
(initial capital letter)Also called Romaic. the Modern Greek vernacular (distinguished from Katharevusa).
Origin of demotic
1Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for demotic (1 of 2)
/ (dɪˈmɒtɪk) /
of or relating to the common people; popular
of or relating to a simplified form of hieroglyphics used in ancient Egypt by the ordinary literate class outside the priesthood: Compare hieratic
the demotic script of ancient Egypt
Origin of demotic
1Derived forms of demotic
- demotist, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Demotic (2 of 2)
/ (dɪˈmɒtɪk) /
the spoken form of Modern Greek, now increasingly used in literature: Compare Katharevusa
denoting or relating to this
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse