| romaic | Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic. The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language. Origin: NGr., cf. F. Romaique. See Roman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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