Hieroglyphics vs Demotic - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between hieroglyphics and demotic

is that hieroglyphics is while demotic is (linguistics) language as spoken or written by the common people.

of or for the common people.

typical of the Graeco-Roman period.

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(wikipedia demotic)

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Of or for the common people.

Of, relating to, or written in the vulgar form of ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.

demotic script is a simplified, cursive form of hieroglyphs used in ancient Egypt.

Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.

demotic Greek

* (of the vulgar form of hieratic writing) enchorial

(en noun)

(linguistics) Language as spoken or written by the common people.

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Note the intrusion into British demotic (“me and Cheryl were having”) of the valley-girl quotative be, like .

* demotist