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demotics

demotics noun: the area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.

Noun

demotics (uncountable)

  1. (library cataloguing) The area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.

Origin of demotics

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Questions about demotics

What does demotics mean?
Demotics means the area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.
What part of speech is demotics?
Demotics is a noun.

Words near demotics in the dictionary

  1. Demotic Greek
  2. demotically
  3. demoticism
  4. demoticist
  5. demoticists
  6. demotics
  7. demoting
  8. demotion
  9. demotions
  10. demotist
  11. demotists

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