Demotic - Definition

adj 1: of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek
based on colloquial use
2: of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments";
"demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic
rhythms"
n 1: a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script;
"Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek" [syn:
Demotic, Demotic script]
2: the modern Greek vernacular [syn: Romaic, Demotic]