Definition: the modern Greek vernacular
Similar words: New Greek, Modern Greek
Definition: the Greek language as spoken and written today
Synonyms: Demotic, Demotic script
Definition: a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
Usage: Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek
Similar words: hieratic, hieratic script
Definition: a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
Synonyms: demotic
Definition: of or for the common people
Usage: demotic entertainments; demotic speech; a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms
Similar words: common
Definition: having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
Usage: the common man; a common sailor; the common cold; a common nuisance; followed common procedure; it is common knowledge that she lives alone; the common housefly; a common brand of soap