Romaic

[roh-mey-ik]

Ro·ma·ic

[roh-mey-ik]
noun
1.
demotic (def. 5).
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to modern Greece, its inhabitants, or their language.

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Romaic is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1800–10; < Greek Rhōmaïkós Roman, equivalent to Rhōma(îos) Roman + -ikos -ic
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Romaic (rəʊˈmeɪɪk)
 
n
1.  the modern Greek vernacular, esp Demotic
 
adj
2.  of or relating to Greek, esp Demotic
 
[C19: from Greek Rhōmaikos Roman, with reference to the Eastern Roman Empire]

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