demotic

English - Turkish

Definition of demotic in English Turkish dictionary

halka ait

halkın

halkla ilgili

ammeyedemotic characters hiyeroglifin el yazısı şekli

{s} halk ile ilgili

sıradan

demotics geniş anlamda sosyoloji

(sıfat) halk ile ilgili

Related Terms

demotic characters

hiyeroglif benzeri el yazısı

demotic script

(Dilbilim) yalın kil yazısı

English - English

Definition of demotic in English English dictionary

Of, relating to, or written in the vulgar form of ancient Egyptian hieratic writing

demotic script is a simplified, cursive form of hieroglyphs used in ancient egypt.

Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek

demotic Greek.

Language as spoken by the common people

Note the intrusion into British demotic (“me and Cheryl were having”) of the valley-girl quotative be, like.

Of or for the common people

A form of ancient Egyptian writing which was developed in the 7th century BC and used for everyday writing in the Late and Graeco-Roman periods

of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use

Demotic language is the type of informal language used by ordinary people. television's demotic style of language. = colloquial

A word of Greek origin, meaning “people’s scripts” It developed from the hieratic during the 8th-7th century BC and soon replaced it Due to its abbreviations it is very hard to read

Developed from hieratic writing, this cursive form is found on Egyptian monuments and papyri

the last stage of development of the ancient Egyptian script

of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms"

{s} of the common people, popular

latest form of Egyptian writing and language, used from the Late Period through the Roman Period

the modern Greek vernacular

Demotic is used to describe something or someone that is typical of ordinary people. demotic entertainments such as TV soap operas. = popular. used by or popular with most ordinary people (demotikos, from demos )

of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms" of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use

a cursive form of hieroglyphic writing developed in the seventh century B C , written from right to left

Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common

From Greek "popular", a further elaboration of hieratic Developed in northern Egypt in the 7th century BC The normal everyday script of the Late and Graeco-Roman Periods Latest dated text 452 AD

Related Terms

Demotic Greek

The Greek vernacular language which became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced

Hyphenation

de·mot·ic

Synonyms

enchorial

Etymology

() First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (demotikos, “common”), from δημότης (demotes, “commoner”), from δῆμος (demos, “the common people”).