Relating to or belonging to ordinary people; popular or used by the common people rather than the educated elite.
From Greek demotikos (of the people), from demos (people). The word originally described everyday, informal language as opposed to formal or literary language.
The Rosetta Stone was so important because it had three versions—one in Demotic script (everyday Egyptian writing), which finally let scholars decode hieroglyphics and unlock ancient Egyptian history!
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