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- Dictionarydemotic/dɪˈmɒtɪk/
adjective
- 1. denoting or relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people; colloquial: "a demotic idiom"
noun
- 1. ordinary colloquial speech: "he blinked in mild surprise at this uncharacteristic leap into the demotic"
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The meaning of DEMOTIC is of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing. How to use demotic in a sentence. Did you know?
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. relating to or used, made, enjoyed, etc. by ordinary people:
Demotic definition: of or relating to the ordinary, everyday, current form of a language; vernacular. See examples of DEMOTIC used in a sentence.
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. see also hieratic.
language specialized. 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.
Definition of demotic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word demotic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Demotic definition: of or relating to the ordinary, everyday, current form of a language; vernacular. See examples of DEMOTIC used in a sentence.
1. (Sociology) of or relating to the common people; popular. 2. (Languages) of or relating to a simplified form of hieroglyphics used in ancient Egypt by the ordinary literate class outside the priesthood. Compare hieratic. n. (Languages) the demotic script of ancient Egypt.
