Definitions of Demotic
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a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script“Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek”
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synonyms:
Demotic script
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type of:
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hieratic, hieratic script
a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
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hieratic, hieratic script
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the modern Greek vernacular
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synonyms:
Romaic
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type of:
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Modern Greek, New Greek
the Greek language as spoken and written today
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Modern Greek, New Greek
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of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
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