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demotic

/dɪ.ˈmɒ.tɪk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Language as spoken or written by the common people.
  2. Of or for the common people.
  3. Of, relating to, or written in the vulgar form of ancient Egyptian hieratic writing, with simplified, cursive hieroglyphs.
  4. Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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