demotic C2 Topic:Register & Style US /dɪˈmɑ.tɪk/ UK /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #113653 Meanings 1 adj of or for the common people Demotic entertainments. 2 adj Of or for the common people. Demotic writing style. 3 adj Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek. Demotic Greek. 4 noun Language as spoken or written by the common people. Near-synonym: vernacular. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · of or for the common people. colloquialinformalpopularvernacular 4 noun · language as spoken or... vernacular Word family Derived forms demoticallydemoticist Related forms demotist Etymology First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # demotic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈmɑ.tɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 113653 ## Meanings 1. of or for the common people 2. Of or for the common people. 3. Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek. 4. Language as spoken or written by the common people. ## Examples - Demotic entertainments. - Demotic writing style. - Demotic Greek. - Near-synonym: vernacular. ## Synonyms - colloquial - informal - popular - vernacular ## Derived Forms - demotically - demoticist ## Related Forms - demotist ## Etymology First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown