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romaic

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See
   {Roman}.]
   Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its
   language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called
   by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}.

   Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople
         were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence
         the term Romaic was the name given to the popular
         language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as
         the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit.

Source : WordNet®

romaic
     adj : relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language
     n : the modern Greek vernacular [syn: {Demotic}]
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