Demotic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people:
     cf. F. d['e]motique.]
     Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Demotic alphabet} or {Demotic character}, a form of writing


        used in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ,
        for books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified
        form of the hieratic character; -- called also
        {epistolographic character}, and {enchorial character}.
        See {Enchorial}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Demotic
       adj 1: of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek
              based on colloquial use
       2: of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments";
          "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic
          rhythms"
       n : the modern Greek vernacular [syn: {Romaic}]