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Synonyms for demotic

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Vernacular — of or for the common people

vernacular, colloquial, informal, popular

Other

enchorial dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of or for the common people.

Related words

Word family
demoticist demotist

Example sentences

  • popular I bought several cassettes of the popular singers.
  • informal Esperanto is an 'informal', constructed language.
  • vernacular I write Berber in its Kabyle vernacular form.
  • colloquial Colloquial speech is used in everyday conversation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
demoticrising
popularrising
informalrising
vernacularrising
colloquialsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
popular3
8 letters
informal3
9 letters
enchorial
10 letters
vernacular4, colloquial4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (popular3 = 3 syllables).