{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY January 7, 2019- demotic

WORD OF THE DAY January 7, 2019

demotic    adjective | dih-MAH-tik     Definition   1 : of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieraticwriting   2 : of or relating to people and especially their speech : popular, common   3 : of or relating to the form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech   Scroll down for more about demotic      TRENDING NOW: national emergency contentious amoral nebulous SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   Trying Very Hard With 'Extra'       The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/4/19     More Useful Words You've Probably Never Used       The Scoop on 'The Proof Is in the Pudding'         WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE   Winter Words Quiz   Winter has returned along with cold weather. Wrap yourself in a blanket and challenge yourself with our 14-question quiz about words relating to winter.     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try!  TAKE ME THERE         Did You Know?   You may recognize the root of demotic from words like democracy and demography. The source of these words is the Greek word dēmos, meaning "people." Demotic is often used of everyday forms of language (as opposed to literary or highbrow versions). It entered English in the early 1800s and originally designated a form of ancient Egyptian cursive script which by the 5th century BCE had come into use everywhere in Egypt for business and literary purposes (in contrast to the more complex, hieratic script retained by the clergy). Demotic has a newer specialized sense, as well, referring to a form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech and that since 1976 has been the official language of Greece.     Examples of DEMOTIC   "[The Rosetta Stone] features three columns of the same inscription in three languages: Greek, hieroglyphs and demotic Egyptian—and is the text of a decree written by priests in 196 BC, during the reign of pharaoh Ptolemy V." — Ashley Lime, BBC.com, 23 Nov. 2018   "When it came time to make her own wine …, she continued taking the natural path, bent earnestly to the task of revitalizing California winemaking with a demotic, punk-rock spirit." — Jeff Gordinier et al., Esquire, 25 Apr. 2017   Word Family Quiz   What is the meaning of demiurge, a noun based on Greek dēmos?   VIEW THE ANSWER           WORD OF THE YEAR 2018     Justice + 10 more   Read why justice is our Word of the Year, plus lodestar, epiphany, pansexual, and 7 more top words!   SEE THE FULL LIST            MORE WORD FUN:     WORD GAMES          TRENDING NOW          WORDS AT PLAY      FOLLOW US:

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