demotic

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With a voice that is relatively light and raspy and a delivery both nimble and demotic, Mr. Dale matches his energy to the text in a way that makes for effortless listening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

A slab from the Roman era was also found with hieroglyphic and demotic inscriptions, which may give more clues once restored.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

Beside the "beautifully and accurately carved" sphinx, archaeologists also found a Roman-era stone slab with demotic and hieroglyphic inscriptions.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2023

“The language in these pages remains visceral, demotic, open to all comers and capable of neat aural effects,” Stephanie Burt writes in her review.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

Finally, from the hieratic writing arose a third and more abbreviated kind, the demotic, which represented the language of ordinary intercourse and the national dialect.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max