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Definition of
demotic adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
demotic
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
dɪˈmɑt̮ɪk
/
/
(
formal
)
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used by or typical of ordinary people
demotic language/speech
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demotic
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