Katharevousa

Proper noun

Meaning

Katharevousa

A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.

Coordinate terms: Classical Greek, Demotic Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine, purist Greek

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Examples

Because of their codification in the Modern Greek state, surnames have Katharevousa forms even though Katharevousa is no longer the official standard. Source: Internet

Female surnames are most often in the Katharevousa genitive case of a male name. Source: Internet

Government documents and newspapers were consequently published in Katharevousa (purified) Greek, a form which few ordinary Greeks could read. Source: Internet

The dispute was finally resolved in 1976, when Dimotiki was made the only official variation of the Greek language, and Katharevousa fell to disuse. Source: Internet

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