demotist
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: de‧mo‧tist
Noun edit
demotist (plural demotists)
- (often capitalized) One versed in the ancient Egyptian demotic writing.
- Decipherment of Demotic Script:
- Egyptologists, linguists, and papyrologists specializing in the study of the Demotic script […] are known as Demotists.
- Decipherment of Demotic Script: