Modern Greek

American  

noun

1. the Greek language since c1500. ModGk, Mod. Gk.

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Modern Greek British  

noun

1. the Greek language since about 1453 _ad (the fall of Byzantium) Compare Demotic Katharevusa

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Etymology

Origin of Modern Greek

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

Then he plucked a slim paperback off a nearby shelf—“A Modern Greek Reader for Beginners,” by J. T. Pring—bent over it till his eyes were inches from the page, and started to translate.

From The New Yorker

Modern Greeks look back with pride on the period as a high point in their history.

From Seattle Times

Professors and instructors teach a wide variety of different languages, from Chinese to Modern Greek, Swahili to Spanish.

From Seattle Times

Modern Greek definitely put the adult into adult education.

From Salon

Modern Greek text in "Constantine and Arete" has been transliterated using the same scheme as for ancient Greek.

From Project Gutenberg