Demotic



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.民众的, 通俗的
• ［英］ adj.民众的, 通俗的 ( of or pertaining to the people)
• of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Greek dēmotikos, from dēmotēs commoner, from dēmos
• Date: 1822
• 1. of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
• 2. popular, common <demotic idiom>
• 3. of or relating to the form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech

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