DEMOTIC SCRIPT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script

Example:

Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek

Synonyms:

Demotic; Demotic script

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Demotic script" is a kind of...):

hieratic; hieratic script (a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests)

Credits