demotic
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demotic¹
- /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/ UK
- /dɪˈmɑ.tɪk/ US
Where it comes from
First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”).
adjective
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Of or for the common people.
demotic writing style
Similar: colloquial, informal, popular, vernacular · Opposite: formal
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Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.
Similar: enchorial
- Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek. demotic Greek
noun demotics
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Language as spoken or written by the common people.
Near-synonym: vernacular
Similar: vernacular
Demotic²
proper noun
- The demotic Egyptian script, used from c. 650 BCE to 452 CE. Regarding the ranges of these palaeographic areas, the terms mentioned might again be misleading to a nonadept, who, for example, has to know that the Delta is mostly uncharted territory in regard to Demotic palaeography (due to the lack of sources from this area).
- The demotic Egyptian language, spoken from c. 650 BCE to 400 BCE.
Translations
Every language
adj of or for the common people
| Ελληνικά | κοινός koinós |
|---|---|
| Română | demotic |
| Русский | наро́дный naródnyj, простонаро́дный prostonaródnyj |
| العربية | شَعْبِيّ šaʕbiyy, دَارِج dārij |
adj of the cursive ancient Egyptian script
| Español | demótico |
|---|---|
| Français | démotique |
| Deutsch | demotisch |
| Русский | демоти́ческий demotíčeskij |
adj of modern vernacular Greek
| Español | demótico |
|---|---|
| Français | démotique |
| Ελληνικά | δημοτικός dimotikós, δημώδης dimódis |
| Русский | димоти́ческий dimotíčeskij |
noun language of the common people
| Deutsch | Umgangssprache |
|---|
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title = {demotic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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