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Romaic

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Ro·ma·ic  (r-mk)
n.
Modern Greek.

[Modern Greek Rhmaikos, from Greek, Roman, from Rhm, Rome, from Latin Rma.]

Ro·maic adj.

Romaic [rəʊˈmeɪɪk] Obsolete
n
(Linguistics / Languages) the modern Greek vernacular, esp Demotic
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to Greek, esp Demotic
[from Greek Rhōmaikos Roman, with reference to the Eastern Roman Empire]

Romaic
demotic.
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Noun1.Romaic - the modern Greek vernacular
Modern Greek, New Greek - the Greek language as spoken and written today
Adj.1.romaic - relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language


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He already knew Italian, and had also picked up a little of the Romaic dialect during voyages to the East; and by the aid of these two languages he easily comprehended the construction of all the others, so that at the end of six mouths he began to speak Spanish, English, and German.
 
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