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demotic
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[dɪˈmɒtɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- denoting or relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people; colloquial
(e.g: a demotic idiom)
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Origin
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late 18th century (in the sense ‘simplified form of ancient Egyptian script’): from Greek dēmotikos ‘popular’, from dēmotēs ‘one of the people’, from dēmos ‘the people’
[dɪˈmɒtɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- ordinary colloquial speech
(e.g: he blinked in mild surprise at this uncharacteristic leap into the demotic)
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Origin
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late 18th century (in the sense ‘simplified form of ancient Egyptian script’): from Greek dēmotikos ‘popular’, from dēmotēs ‘one of the people’, from dēmos ‘the people’
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