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Romaic

Ro-ma′ic

,
Adj.
[NGr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]: cf. F.
romaïque
. See
Roman
.]
Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language.
–
Noun.
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
Ῥομαῖοι
, 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.
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