Ro*ma"ic (?), a. [NGr. &?;&?;&?;&?;: cf.
F. romaïque. 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.
&fist; 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.
Ro*ma"ic (?), a. [NGr. &?;&?;&?;&?;: cf.
F. romaïque. 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.
&fist; 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.
