1. Of or relating to the common people or their culture
   "demotic entertainments popular with the masses"

1. The modern Greek vernacular
   - Romaic, Romaic language, Demotic language
    
2. A simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
   "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek";
   - Demotic script

1. Of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
   "Demotic Greek is the everyday language of most Greek speakers"

See also: common

Type of: hieratic, hieratic script, Modern Greek, Modern Greek language, New Greek, New Greek language

Encyclopedia: Demotic