demotic
Syllabification: (de·mot·ic)
Pronunciation: /diˈmätik/
Definition of demotic
adjective
- relating to or denoting the form of modern Greek used in everyday speech and writing. Compare with katharevousa.
- relating to or denoting a simplified, cursive form of ancient Egyptian script, dating from circa 650 bc and replaced by Greek in the Ptolemaic period. Compare with hieratic.
noun
Origin:
early 19th century (in the sense 'relating to the Egyptian demotic'): from Greek dēmotikos 'popular', from dēmotēs 'one of the people', from dēmos 'the people'
