Dictionary Check: demotic
"demotic" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
14
points
Definition
adjective
of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
adjective
of or for the common people
Example:
"demotic entertainments"
noun
a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
Example:
"Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek"
noun
the modern Greek vernacular
Advertisement