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DEMOTIC SCRIPT
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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)