demotic

de·mot·ic

adjective \di-ˈmä-tik\

Definition of 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

Examples of DEMOTIC

1. a more demotic way of speaking

Origin of DEMOTIC

Greek dēmotikos, from dēmotēs commoner, from dēmos

First Known Use: 1822

Other Language Terms

cognate, collocation, homonym

Rhymes with DEMOTIC

aquatic, biotic, chaotic, cirrhotic, despotic, ergotic, erotic, exotic, hypnotic, kyphotic, leprotic, lordotic, meiotic, mitotic, narcotic, necrotic, neurotic, Nilotic, osmotic, psychotic, quixotic, robotic, sclerotic, thrombotic, zygotic