| demotic |
| demotic | (n) a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script, Syn. Demotic script, Example: Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek |
| demotic | (adj) of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use |
| demotic | (adj) of or for the common people, Example: demotic entertainments; demotic speech; a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms |
| Demotic | a. [ Gr.
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| Demotics | n. The department of knowledge relative to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense; -- in library cataloguing. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |