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Neo-Hellenic

Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See Roman.] Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic.

Note: 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.
--Encyc. Brit.

Neo-Hellenic

Neo-Hellenic \Ne`o-Hel*len"ic\, n. Same as Romaic.