What does "modern greek" mean?

the Greek language as spoken and written today

Modern greek

Common synonyms include: greek, common greek, contemporary greek, demotic greek, greek language, hellenic language.

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The Greek language as spoken by the Greek people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was written using polytonic script until 1982, when this was officially dropped in favour of monotonic.
"Modern Greek is maybe the easiest language to learn that uses a different alphabet."

"Modern Greek is maybe the easiest language to learn that uses a different alphabet."