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romaic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf F. roma["i]que. See {Roman}.] Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}. Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: romaic adj : relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language n : the modern Greek vernacular [syn: {Romaic}, {Demotic}]
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