Katharevousa

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Related terms 2 Greek 2.1 Noun

English

Etymology

From Greek Καθαρεύουσα < καθάριος clean, pure.

Noun

Katharevousa

1. The artificial Greek language based on Classical Greek, used for formal and official purposes. Legally displaced in 1976 by Demotic Greek.

Related terms

• Classical Greek
• Demotic Greek, demotic
• Koine

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Greek

Noun

καθαρεύουσα feminine

1. Katharevousa