Definition of Katharevusa

1. Noun. Literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine.

Generic synonyms: Modern Greek, New Greek

Lexicographical Neighbors of Katharevusa

Katari
Katayama
Katayama's test
Katayama disease
Katayama fever
Katayama syndrome
Katcha
Kate
Kate Chopin
Kate O'Flaherty Chopin
Kate Smith
Katelyn
Katelynn
Kath
Katharevousa
Katharevusa (current term)
Katharine
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
Katherine
Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Cornell
Katherine Mansfield
Katheryn
Kathi
Kathie
Kathleen
Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp
Kathleen Mavourneen
Kathmandu

Literary usage of Katharevusa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Greek Islands by Anne Midgette (1999)
"The dispute between supporters of katharevusa and those who wanted the country's ... Most books remained in katharevusa, though. As a child, Penelope Delta, ..."

2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"... mostly composed in Katharevusa. a conservative literary dialect evolved by Adaman t io> Corals (Diamant Coray), who lived and died In Paris (1748-1833), ..."

3. Byzantinische Zeitschrift by Karl Krumbacher (1906)
"... Frage das Wort ergreift - im Sinne einer Reform der Katharevusa in volkstümlicher Richtung. „Dazu muß aber noch kommen theoretische Belehrung zunächst ..."

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