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(adjective) of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing / (adjective) popular common / (adjective) of or relating to the form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech

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demotic



Vonnegut was a popular – or demotic – artist gifted with an exceptional inner ear.

—p.371 How to Write: The Mind’s Ear (369) by Martin Amis
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2 months, 1 week ago


the demotic actualization of revenge fantasy in the form of support for hyper-reactionary governments

—p.190 Conclusion: Revenge fantasy or avenging imaginary? (177) by Max Haiven
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3 years, 11 months ago


Being written in hieroglyphics, demotic and Greek, it only required that one language survive for all to be accessible

—p.65 by Helen DeWitt
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2 years, 2 months ago


Undoubtedly there used to be a form of demotic happiness, connected to the functioning of the whole, which we are no longer able to understand

—p.5 by Michel Houellebecq
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1 year, 1 month ago


It's more demotic than "Sleep", more spontaneous and tougher

huh, weird

—p.174 Ko Un and Korean Poetry (165) by Robert Hass
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5 years ago


Medvedev, who began as a demotic poet

—p.108 New Russian Political Poets (107) by Keith Gessen
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4 years, 9 months ago