ROMAIC

romaic

(adjective) relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language

Romaic, Demotic

(noun) the modern Greek vernacular

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ro*ma"ic, a. Etym: [NGr. romaïque. See Roman.]

Definition: Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language.

– n.

Definition: The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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