romaic
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Noun (1)
- the modern Greek vernacularSynonyms: DemoticRomaic languageDemotic languageType of Modern Greek, New Greek
Adjective (1)
- relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its languageRelating to Hellenic Republic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ro·ma′ic adjective
Origin: NGr. …: cf. F. romaïque. See Roman.
Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. — noun The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic.
☞ The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being Ῥομαῖοι, or Romans... Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language.... The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language. Encyclopædia Britannica
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54