demotist

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noun

One versed in the ancient Egyptian demotic writing.

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OriginAncient Greek δημοτικός →
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Meanings

demotist1

noundemotist (plural demotists)

plural demotists

  1. capitalizedoftenOne versed in the ancient Egyptian demotic writing.

    Egyptologists, linguists, and papyrologists specializing in the study of the Demotic script […] are known as Demotists.

    Decipherment of Demotic Script

    Synonyms: demoticist

Demotist2

nounDemotist (plural Demotists)

plural Demotists

  1. Alternative letter-case form of demotist.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne versed in the ancient Egyptian demotic writing.

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδημοτικός“common”
  2. Englishdemotist

From Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”).

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