ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ
demotic
/dΙͺmΛΙtΙͺk/
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Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠΊΠ°, Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ
the everyday spoken form of modern Greek, as opposed to its formal or literary varieties
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
Many Greek novels are written in the demotic rather than in formal Katharevousa.
ΠΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ Π³ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Ρ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Ρ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅, Π° Π½Π΅ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΡΠ΅.
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Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ, Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΌΠΎ
an ancient Egyptian script derived from hieratic, used for daily purposes such as letters and records
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The scribes recorded trade agreements in demotic script for speed and clarity.
ΠΠΈΡΡΡ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΌΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ.
demotic
01
Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ, ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ
relating to or written in the everyday, spoken form of modern Greek
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The novel 's dialogue is entirely in demotic Greek, making it accessible to all.
ΠΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ³ Π² ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π³ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ, ΡΡΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΡΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ
.
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ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ, ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ
intended for or relating to ordinary people; popular or accessible in style
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The comedian 's demotic humor resonated with audiences across the country.
ΠΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΌΠΎΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΊΠ° Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π» ΠΎΡΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΊ Ρ Π·ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅.
