Dhimotiki

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Demotic Greek.

    "To many, Dhimotiki was seen as a more pliable, more creative, variety than Katharevousa."

Example

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"To many, Dhimotiki was seen as a more pliable, more creative, variety than Katharevousa."

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δημοτική (γλώσσα) (dimotikí (glóssa), “[language] of the people”).

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