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demotic

🇬🇧 UK/di'mɒtik/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Of or relating to the common people; popular; also referring to simplified ancient Egyptian script or vernacular modern Greek.

民众的,通俗的;(古埃及)世俗体文字的;(现代希腊语)白话的

n.

The language or dialect spoken by ordinary people; also, the simplified ancient Egyptian script or vernacular modern Greek.

民间语言;(古埃及)世俗体文字;现代希腊白话

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dempeople, populace
+
oticsuffix
=demotic

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The demotic language of ancient Egypt differed from formal hieroglyphics.

  • 2.

    Demotic speech reflects the everyday vocabulary of ordinary people.

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