Katharevusa

[kah-thuh-rev-uh-sah, -suh, kath-uh-; Gk. kah-thah-re-voo-sah]

Ka·tha·re·vu·sa

[kah-thuh-rev-uh-sah, -suh, kath-uh-; Gk. kah-thah-re-voo-sah]
noun
the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
Also called Hellenic.
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Katharevusa has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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Katharevusa or Katharevousa (ˌkɑːθəˈrɛvəˌsɑː)
 
n
Compare Demotic a literary style of Modern Greek, derived from the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek and including many archaic features
 
Katharevousa or Katharevousa
 
n

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