Romaic

American  

[roh-may-ik] / roʊˈmeɪ ɪk /

noun

1. demotic.

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adjective

1. of or relating to modern Greece, its inhabitants, or their language.

Romaic British  

/ rəʊˈmeɪɪk /

noun

1. the modern Greek vernacular, esp Demotic

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adjective

1. of or relating to Greek, esp Demotic

Etymology

Origin of Romaic

1800–10; < Greek Rhōmaïkós Roman, equivalent to Rhōma ( îos ) Roman + -ikos -ic

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Example Sentences

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Romaic

The Fac Simile of the Romaic Letter is inserted between pp.

From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Ernest Hartley Coleridge

Romaic, a name which recalls a time when the Byzantines were known as "Romans" throughout the East, differs far less from the classical standard than do any of the Romance tongues from Latin.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

Lord Palmerston’s kingdom is doubtless a Whig satire on monarchy; the scene before me appeared a Romaic satire on the Olympic games.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various

This wild idea occurs in the Romaic ballad, ἡ κόρη ταξιδεύτρια, where a drop of blood on the lips of the drowned girl tinges all the waters of the world.

From Custom and Myth New Edition by Andrew Lang

Counterparts exist elsewhere in the languages derived from Latin, and in Romaic.

From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Frank Sidgwick

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