katharevusa

• Substantivo que designa a variedade erudita e arcaizante da língua grega moderna, marcada por formas e vocabulário herdados do grego antigo e usada sobretudo no século XIX e em parte do século XX.

A noun referring to a literary style of Modern Greek that incorporates features borrowed from Koine Greek.

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1. Literary Greek styleC2formal

   A formal, archaizing form of Modern Greek that incorporates elements from Koine Greek, historically used in official and literary contexts.

   cafarevusa

   • Many 19th-century Greek poets wrote in Katharevusa.
   • Official documents were often drafted in Katharevusa until the 1970s.
   • The debate between Katharevusa and Demotic Greek was a major cultural issue.