demotics (uncountable)
(library cataloguing) The area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.
• comedist, cosmetid, docetism, domestic
Source: Wiktionary
De*mot"ics, n.
Definition: The department of knowledge relative to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense; -- in library cataloguing.
De*mot"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. démotique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common. Demotic alphabet or character, a form of writing used in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form of the hieratic character; -- called also epistolographic character, and enchorial character. See Enchorial.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
