Katharevusa
[kah-th
uh
-
rev
-
uh
-sah, -s
uh
, kath-
uh
-;
Greek
kah-thah-
r
e
-voo-sah]
/ˌkɑ θəˈrɛv əˌsɑ, -sə, ˌkæθ ə-;
Greek
ˌkɑ θɑˈrɛ vu sɑ/
noun
1.
the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from
Demotic
).
Also called
Hellenic
.
British Dictionary definitions for
Katharevusa
Katharevusa
/
ˌkɑːθəˈrɛvəˌsɑː
/
noun
1.
a literary style of Modern Greek, derived from the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek and including many archaic features
Compare
Demotic