romaic

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: RomaicDemotic

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the modern Greek vernacularSynonyms: RomaicDemotic

Adjective (1)

  1. relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See Roman.] Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic. [1913 Webster]

Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being "Romai^oi, 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. --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]

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