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demoticism

demoticism noun: support for the demotic form of the Greek language rather than Katharevousa.

Noun

demoticism (uncountable)

  1. Support for the demotic form of the Greek language rather than Katharevousa.

Origin of demoticism

Borrowed from Greek δημοτικισμός (dimotikismós). By surface analysis, demotic + -ism.

Questions about demoticism

What does demoticism mean?
Demoticism means support for the demotic form of the Greek language rather than Katharevousa.
What part of speech is demoticism?
Demoticism is a noun.

Words near demoticism in the dictionary

  1. demothballing
  2. demothballs
  3. demotic
  4. Demotic Greek
  5. demotically
  6. demoticism
  7. demoticist
  8. demoticists
  9. demotics
  10. demoting
  11. demotion

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