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Katharevousa

Katharevousa [ káthə révvssə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
literary Greek: a form of modern Greek, used in literature as opposed to everyday speech and writing, that employs some of the features of classical Greek.
See also  Demotic (sense 1)


[Early 20th century. < Greek kathareuousa< katharos 'pure']
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