demoticadjective
uk/dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/us/dɪˈmɑː.t̬ɪk/formal(of or in a form of language) used by ordinary people
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Examples from literature
- Of these demotic fragments a large quantity had been sent to the British Museum.
- These papers were in two languages-Greek and demotic, or the popular language of the Egyptians.