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- DictionaryDe·mot·ic/dəˈmädik/
adjective
- 1. denoting or relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people; popular or colloquial: "a demotic idiom"
noun
- 1. ordinary colloquial speech: "he blinked in mild surprise at this uncharacteristic leap into the demotic"
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. Did you know? You may recognize the root of demotic from words like democracy and demography.
in or relating to a form of language used by ordinary people, that includes informal expressions and slang: He has made poetry out of demotic speech. She addressed us in demotic French. We are writing for a very diverse population, so our language must be more demotic.
Demotic definition: of or relating to the ordinary, everyday, current form of a language; vernacular. See examples of DEMOTIC used in a sentence.
in or relating to a form of language used by ordinary people, that includes informal expressions and slang: He has made poetry out of demotic speech. She addressed us in demotic French. We are writing for a very diverse population, so our language must be more demotic.
A demotic saying or expression is casual, colloquial, and used by the masses. Some forms of the Greek and Egyptian languages are also called demotic, which will be relevant to you when you get your PhD in Classics.
adjective. 1. a. of the people; popular; specif., vernacular (sense 2) b. in or of idiomatic, colloquial, everyday language. a novelist with a good ear for demotic dialogue. 2. designating or of a simplified system of ancient Egyptian writing.
Definition of demotic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. Romaic. Webster's New World. Demotic Greek. American Heritage. Everyday language; the way real people speak. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: Demotic script. romaic. Origin of Demotic.
Demotic definition: of or relating to the ordinary, everyday, current form of a language; vernacular. See examples of DEMOTIC used in a sentence.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word demotic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.