demotist
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧mo‧tist
Noun
demotist (plural demotists)
- (dated) 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:
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