EpicentRx Word of the Week (WOW): Demotic

Sep 23, 2024

“Demotic should be a common word.”
“Talk like an Egyptian.”

Demotic

Definition (adjective):

1) popular, common, colloquial, used by or typical of ordinary people “a demotic style of language is used on TV”; “the speech was intentionally demotic, intended for ordinary people rather than the elites

2) a simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing

3) the modern form of Greek used in ordinary speech and writing

Pronunciation: duh-mah-tik

About the Word: From the Greek word demotikos, meaning “of or for the common people” or “in common use.”