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Noun

• S: (n) Demotic, Demotic script (a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script) "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek"
• S: (n) Romaic, Demotic (the modern Greek vernacular)

Adjective

• S: (adj) Demotic (of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use)
• S: (adj) demotic (of or for the common people) "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms"

Definition of "demotic" from Princeton's WordNet