Synonyms of demotic

Noun


1. Demotic, Demotic script, hieratic, hieratic script

usage: a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script; "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek"

2. Romaic, Demotic, Modern Greek, New Greek

usage: the modern Greek vernacular

Adjective


1. Demotic

usage: of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use

2. demotic, common (vs. uncommon)

usage: of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms"

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