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Demotic

De·mot·ic


noun 
Definition:
 
1. modern spoken Greek: the colloquial form of modern Greek, adopted as the official variety of the language.
See also  Katharevousa


2. late Egyptian language: the later form of the ancient Egyptian language, written in the demotic script that was current in the first millennium bc


De·mot·ic adjective
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