MODERN GREEK Definition & Meaning

Modern Greek

noun

the Greek language since c1500. : ModGk, Mod. Gk.

Modern Greek

noun

the Greek language since about 1453 ad (the fall of Byzantium) Compare Demotic Katharevusa

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Origin of Modern Greek¹

First recorded in 1740–50

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Sitaridou's most important findings include the conclusion that Romeyka descends from Hellenistic Greek not Medieval Greek, making it distinct from other Modern Greek dialects.

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Then he plucked a slim paperback off a nearby shelf—“A Modern Greek Reader for Beginners,” by J. T. Pring—bent over it till his eyes were inches from the page, and started to translate.

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Modern Greeks look back with pride on the period as a high point in their history.

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Professors and instructors teach a wide variety of different languages, from Chinese to Modern Greek, Swahili to Spanish.

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Modern Greek definitely put the adult into adult education.

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