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. romaĂŻque. 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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