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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A student of the ancient Egyptian form of writing known as demotic (which see).

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  • noun One versed in the ancient Egyptian demotic writing.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dimotikos, "common"), from δῆμος (demos, "the common people").

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