- Demotic script
- nouna simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script-
Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek
• Syn: ↑Demotic• Hypernyms: ↑hieratic, ↑hieratic script
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Demotic script
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demotic script — Egyptian hieroglyphic writing of cursive form that was used in handwritten texts from the early 7th century BC until the 5th century AD. Demotic script derived from the earlier pictographic hieroglyphic inscriptions and the cursive hieratic … Universalium
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demotic — de•mot•ic [[t]dɪˈmɒt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) ling. cv of or pertaining to the current, ordinary, everyday form of a language; vernacular 2) ara of or pertaining to the common people; popular 3) ara ling. of or pertaining to the simplified form of… … From formal English to slang
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Demotic — (Greek for of the people or folkish ) may refer to: Demotic Greek, a variety of the Greek language Demotic (Egyptian), a script and stage of the Egyptian language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
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demotic — [dɪ mɒtɪk] adjective 1》 denoting or relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people; colloquial. 2》 denoting or relating to the form of modern Greek used in everyday speech and writing. Compare with katharevousa. 3》 denoting a simplified … English new terms dictionary
Meroitic script — Infobox Writing system name=Meroitic languages=Meroitic and possibly Old Nubian type=Abugida time=300 BC to 600 AD fam1=Egyptian hieroglyphs fam2=Demotic script children=Old Nubian sample=Meroitic.png iso15924=MeroThe Meroitic script is an… … Wikipedia
