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demotic

[dih-mot-ik] / dɪˈmɒt ɪk /


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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

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

Today’s readers, used to the twittering demotic of our age, may need to adjust to this titanic prose-poem’s leisurely, mandarin style.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

This collection of linked stories, set on an unnamed Aegean island and featuring a cast of wry, rough-talking Greeks reeling from the country’s economic devastation, showcases Ikonomou’s wit, compassion and infallible ear for the demotic.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2019

In old Egyptian tales the narrative portions are frequently in prose; New Egyptian and demotic contain as a rule little else.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various




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