demotic

Meaning

adjective

1. of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
2. of or for the common people
   “demotic entertainments”

noun

1. a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
   “Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek”
2. the modern Greek vernacular

Synonyms for demotic

• common
• Demotic script
• Romaic