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(dɪmɒtɪk)

1. adjective

Demotic language is the type of informal language used by ordinary people.

[formal]

...television's demotic style of language.

2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Demotic is used to describe something or someone that is typical of ordinary people.

[formal]

...demotic entertainments such as TV soap operas.

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demotic in British English

(dɪˈmɒtɪk)

adjective

of or relating to the ordinary people; popular

of or relating to a simplified form of hieroglyphics used in ancient Egypt by the ordinary literate class outside the priesthood

Compare hieratic

noun

the demotic script of ancient Egypt

Derived forms

demotist (deˈmotist) or demoticist (deˈmoticist)

noun

Word origin

C19: from Greek dēmotikos of the people, from dēmotēs a man of the people, commoner; see demos

Demotic in British English

(dɪˈmɒtɪk)

noun

the spoken form of Modern Greek, now increasingly used in literature

Compare Katharevusa

adjective

denoting or relating to this

demotic in American English

(diˈmɑtɪk)

adjective

of the people; popular; specif., vernacular (sense 2)

in or of idiomatic, colloquial, everyday language

a novelist with a good ear for demotic dialogue

designating or of a simplified system of ancient Egyptian writing

Examples of 'demotic' in a sentence
demotic

Someone must have told it I did English Literature and demotic language at university.

1 (adjective) in the sense of colloquial

his command of demotic American speech

Synonyms

colloquial

He converses in colloquial Japanese as easily as in English.

familiar

the comfortable, familiar atmosphere

informal

She is refreshingly informal.

everyday

an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life

vernacular

dialects such as black vernacular English

conversational

What is refreshing is the author's easy, conversational style.

idiomatic

She soon acquired a remarkable command of idiomatic English.

2 (adjective) in the sense of common

Definition

of or relating to the common people

a populist, demotic politician

Synonyms

common

She might be a little common at times, but she was certainly not boring.

ordinary

working-class

humble

He came from a fairly humble, poor background.

vulgar

translated from Latin into the vulgar tongue

grass-roots

lower-class

proletarian

the issue of proletarian world solidarity

common or garden

plebeian

a man who rose to greatness but never forgot his plebeian past

lowbrow

lowborn

blue-singlet (Australian, slang)

Opposites

elite

noble

upper-class

aristocratic

patrician

blue-blooded

highborn

Additional synonyms

in the sense of conversational

Definition

resembling informal spoken language

What is refreshing is the author's easy, conversational style.

Synonyms

chatty,

informal,

communicative,

colloquial

in the sense of everyday

Definition

suitable for or used on ordinary days

an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life

Synonyms

ordinary,

common,

usual,

familiar,

conventional,

routine,

dull,

stock,

accustomed,

customary,

commonplace,

mundane,

vanilla (slang),

banal,

habitual,

run-of-the-mill,

unimaginative,

workaday,

unexceptional,

bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),

common or garden (informal),

dime-a-dozen (informal),

wonted

in the sense of familiar

Definition

friendly and informal

the comfortable, familiar atmosphere

Synonyms

relaxed,

open,

easy,

friendly,

free,

near,

comfortable,

intimate,

casual,

informal,

amicable,

cordial,

free-and-easy,

unreserved,

unconstrained,

unceremonious,

hail-fellow-well-met

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demotic

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demoralizing
demote
demotic
demulcent
demur
demure

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单词	demotic
释义	Trends of demotic View usage for: demotic (dɪmɒtɪk) 1. adjective Demotic language is the type of informal language used by ordinary people. [formal] ...television's demotic style of language. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Demotic is used to describe something or someone that is typical of ordinary people. [formal] ...demotic entertainments such as TV soap operas. More Synonyms of demotic demotic in British English (dɪˈmɒtɪk) adjective 1. of or relating to the ordinary people; popular 2. of or relating to a simplified form of hieroglyphics used in ancient Egypt by the ordinary literate class outside the priesthood Compare hieratic noun 3. the demotic script of ancient Egypt Derived forms demotist (deˈmotist) or demoticist (deˈmoticist) noun Word origin C19: from Greek dēmotikos of the people, from dēmotēs a man of the people, commoner; see demos Demotic in British English (dɪˈmɒtɪk) noun 1. the spoken form of Modern Greek, now increasingly used in literature Compare Katharevusa adjective 2. denoting or relating to this demotic in American English (diˈmɑtɪk) adjective 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 noun 3. [D-] Romaic 4. everyday language; the way real people speak Word origin ML demoticus < Gr dēmotikos < dēmotes, one of the people < dēmos: see democracy Examples of 'demotic' in a sentence demotic Someone must have told it I did English Literature and demotic language at university. Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES 1 (adjective) in the sense of colloquial his command of demotic American speech Synonyms colloquial He converses in colloquial Japanese as easily as in English. familiar the comfortable, familiar atmosphere informal She is refreshingly informal. everyday an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life vernacular dialects such as black vernacular English conversational What is refreshing is the author's easy, conversational style. idiomatic She soon acquired a remarkable command of idiomatic English. 2 (adjective) in the sense of common Definition of or relating to the common people a populist, demotic politician Synonyms common She might be a little common at times, but she was certainly not boring. ordinary working-class humble He came from a fairly humble, poor background. vulgar translated from Latin into the vulgar tongue grass-roots lower-class proletarian the issue of proletarian world solidarity common or garden plebeian a man who rose to greatness but never forgot his plebeian past lowbrow lowborn blue-singlet (Australian, slang) Opposites elite , noble , upper-class , aristocratic , patrician , blue-blooded , highborn Additional synonyms in the sense of conversational Definition resembling informal spoken language What is refreshing is the author's easy, conversational style. Synonyms chatty, informal, communicative, colloquial in the sense of everyday Definition suitable for or used on ordinary days an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life Synonyms ordinary, common, usual, familiar, conventional, routine, dull, stock, accustomed, customary, commonplace, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, habitual, run-of-the-mill, unimaginative, workaday, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), common or garden (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal), wonted in the sense of familiar Definition friendly and informal the comfortable, familiar atmosphere Synonyms relaxed, open, easy, friendly, free, near, comfortable, intimate, casual, informal, amicable, cordial, free-and-easy, unreserved, unconstrained, unceremonious, hail-fellow-well-met Nearby words of demotic demoralized demoralizing demote demotic demulcent demur demure Synonyms of 'demotic' demotic Explore 'demotic' in the dictionary
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