Katharevusa

Ka·tha·rev·u·sa

K0021100 (kä′thä-rĕv′o͞o-sä′)n. The puristic, archaizing form of Modern Greek, having morphological and lexical features borrowed from Koine.

[Modern Greek kathareuousa, from Greek, feminine present participle of kathareuein, to be pure, from katharos, pure.]

Katharevusa

(ˌkɑːθəˈrɛvəˌsɑː) or

Katharevousa

n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a literary style of Modern Greek, derived from the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek and including many archaic features. Compare Demotic

Ka•tha•re•vu•sa

(ˌkɑ θəˈrɛv əˌsɑ, -sə, ˌkæθ ə-)

n. the puristic Modern Greek literary language (disting. from Demotic).

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Katharevusa - literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from KoineModern Greek, New Greek - the Greek language as spoken and written today

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noun literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine

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