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Meaning of "demotic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEMOTIC

From Greek dēmotikos of the people, from dēmotēs a man of the people, commoner.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEMOTIC

demotic  [dɪˈmɒtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMOTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demotic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEMOTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of demotic in the English dictionary

The definition of demotic in the dictionary is of or relating to the common people; popular. Other definition of demotic is the demotic script of ancient Egypt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMOTIC


anastomotic
əˌnæstəˈmɒtɪk
antibiotic
ˌæntɪbaɪˈɒtɪk
chaotic
keɪˈɒtɪk
chemiosmotic
ˌkɛmɪɒzˈmɒtɪk
chemosmotic
ˌkɛmɒzˈmɒtɪk
ecchymotic
ˌekɪˈmɒtɪk
electroosmotic
ɪˌlektrəʊɒzˈmɒtɪk
endosmotic
ˌɛndɒsˈmɒtɪk
erotic
ɪˈrɒtɪk
exosmotic
ˌeksɒzˈmɒtɪk
exotic
ɪɡˈzɒtɪk
isosmotic
ˌaɪsɒzˈmɒtɪk
orthotic
ɔːˈθɒtɪk
osmotic
ɒzˈmɒtɪk
patriotic
ˌpeɪtrɪˈɒtɪk
phimotic
faɪˈmɒtɪk
robotic
rəʊˈbɒtɪk
syndesmotic
ˌsɪndɛsˈmɒtɪk
thermotic
θɜːˈmɒtɪk
zymotic
zaɪˈmɒtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMOTIC

demonstrator
demonstratory
demoraliser
demoralisingly
demoralization
demoralize
demoralized
demoralizer
demoralizing
demos
demoscene
Demosthenes
demote
demoticist
demotion
demotist
demotivate
demotivation
demount
demountable

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMOTIC

abiotic
antimycotic
antithrombotic
apoptotic
asymptotic
atherosclerotic
biotic
eukaryotic
fibrotic
homoerotic
idiotic
mitotic
narcotic
necrotic
neurotic
otic
probiotic
psychotic
symbiotic
xenobiotic

Synonyms and antonyms of demotic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEMOTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «demotic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of demotic

Translation of «demotic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEMOTIC

Find out the translation of demotic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of demotic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demotic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通俗的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

demótica
570 millions of speakers

English

demotic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क़ौमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الديموطيقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

простонародным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

demótico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লৌকিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

domotique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demotik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

demotisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

民衆の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

민중
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demote
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dân chúng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிமோட்டிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोकशाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

halk ile ilgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

demotico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ludowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

простонародним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

demotic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημοτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Demoties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

demotic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

demotic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demotic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMOTIC»

The term «demotic» is regularly used and occupies the 73.256 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMOTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «demotic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «demotic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about demotic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMOTIC»

Discover the use of demotic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demotic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the ...
"One of the major achievements of classical and related scholarship over the last decade."—Ioan P. Culianu, Journal for the Study of Judaism "The enormous value of this new volume lies in the fact that these texts will now be available to ...
Hans Dieter Betz, 1996
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A Miscellany of Demotic Texts and Studies
Third in the series of texts of the The Carlsberg Papyri.
Paul John Frandsen, K. S. B. Ryholt, 2000
3
Demotic grammar in the Ptolemaic sacerdotal decrees
This is the first full analysis of the grammar of demotic Egypt as found in the Canopus decree of 238 BC, the Raphia decree of 217 BC, the Memphis (Rosetta) decree of 196 BC and the two Philae decrees of 186 and 184 BC. These texts, which ...
R. S. Simpson, 1996
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Ordinary People and the Media: The Demotic Turn
Analyzing the pervasiveness of celebrity culture, this book further develops the idea of the demotic turn as a means of examining the common elements in a range of ‘hot spots’ within media and cultural studies today.
Graeme Turner, 2010
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Acts of the Seventh International Conference of Demotic ...
Contributors to this volume include: S Allam, C A R Andrews, L Bares, F de Cenival, M Chauveau, P Collombert, S Davies, M Depauw, L Depuydt, D Devauchelle, T Dousa, A Farid, J Gee, F Hoffman, U Kaplony-Heckel, C A La'da, B Muhs, and others.
Kim Ryholt, 2002
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The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth: Text
A consecutive translation, glossary, bibliography, and indices conclude the first volume. The second volume contains photographs of the papyri, almost all of which reproduce their original size.
Richard Lewis Jasnow, Karl-Theodor Zauzich, 2005
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Praising the Goddess: A Comparative and Annotated Re-Edition ...
Tait 14. These texts from the second century BC to the second century AD are re-edited in facsimile, transliteration and translation.
Holger Kockelmann, 2008
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The demotic ostraca
INTRODUCTION The ostraca ' studied in this publication represent the entire collection of demotic ostraca in the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden, "het Rijksmuseurh van Oudheden"2. The ostraca are 590 in number, and all are ...
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Demotic papyri and ostraca from Qasr Ibrîm
This compact volume presents the translations of demotic texts found during the Egypt Exploration Society's excavations in Qasr Ibrim from 1978-80.
J. D. Ray, Egypt Exploration Society, 2005
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Catalog of Demotic Texts in the Brooklyn Museum
Lists the Brooklyn Museum's collection of 212 demotic Egyptian texts.
George R. Hughes, Brooklyn Museum, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMOTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demotic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cartoons and Stereotypes: Two Museum Shows Contrast Roger …
(Also, Jones was part of an enterprise with a house style; Warner was always the scrappiest and most demotic of the major studios.) That's not ... «Seattle Weekly, Jul 15»
2
The Monster in the Maze, Barbican, review: 'full-blooded'
Middleton's text was equally deft, leaning towards high-flown rhetoric for Minos, and more demotic rhymes for the children ("Theseus is clever, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Glittering marvels
... Danish String Quartet gave a programme in the glittery luxuriousness of the Plaisterers' Hall that deftly combined the lofty and the demotic. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
4
Atticus Lish and Next Lives
The novel has had high praise in many reviews, principally for Lish's ability to create dialogue, or perhaps more accurately, the speech, demotic ... «Commonweal, Jul 15»
5
Love and Information – a dazzling piece of theatre
... Serious Money, for instance) there's also a demotic side to her talent, a relish for the trashiness of the everyday, for the throwaway populaire. «The Saturday Paper, Jul 15»
6
Latin Accents at Shalin Liu
This and number 6 are probably the two most demotic of Villa-Lobos's quartet oeuvre, with swaying rhythms in the first movement and spicy ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
7
Keeping up with Catsimatidis
With an ample physique, unabashedly demotic speaking style and apparently extravagant tastes (his 2013 family Christmas card looked like it ... «Capital New York, Jun 15»
8
Meeting Great Egyptologist Theophile Obenga
From the hieroglyphics, they developed a simple form called "Hieratic" and a further simpler form called "Demotic" writing. Hence, the Meroitic ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Scotland's languages moving in right direction ... but Glaswegian …
Glaswegian, however, still seems to suffer from its urban demotic label. Any so-called dictionaries, whether online or hard copy, are skimpy, ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
10
Top Picks for the 2015 Tin House Lit Readings
Confessional, social, and, according to the New York Times, “demonically in touch with the American demotic,” Tony Hoagland is the ... «Portland Monthly, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Demotic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/demotic>. Apr 2024 ».
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