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katharevusa

Ka·tha·re·vu·sa
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kah-thuh-rev-uh-sah, -suh, kath-uh-; Greek kah-thah-re-voo-sah]
    • /ˌkɑ θəˈrɛv əˌsɑ, -sə, ˌkæθ ə-; Greek ˌkɑ θɑˈrɛ vu sɑ/
    • /kˈaθeəvjˌuːsə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kah-thuh-rev-uh-sah, -suh, kath-uh-; Greek kah-thah-re-voo-sah]
    • /ˌkɑ θəˈrɛv əˌsɑ, -sə, ˌkæθ ə-; Greek ˌkɑ θɑˈrɛ vu sɑ/

Definitions of katharevusa word

  • noun katharevusa the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic). 1
  • noun katharevusa a literary style of Modern Greek, derived from the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek and including many archaic features 0
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Parts of speech for Katharevusa

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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katharevusa popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

katharevusa usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • demotic

    Demotic language is the type of informal language used by ordinary people.

  • diglossia

    the widespread existence within a society of sharply divergent formal and informal varieties of a language each used in different social contexts or for performing different functions, as the existence of Katharevusa and Demotic in modern Greece.

  • hellenic

    of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
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