Main Entry: de·mot·ic

Pronunciation: \di-ˈmä-tik\

Function: 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