Katharevusa
[ kah-thuh-rev-uh-sah, -suh, kath-uh-; Greek kah-thah-re-voo-sah ]
/ ˌkɑ θəˈrɛv əˌsɑ, -sə, ˌkæθ ə-; Greek ˌkɑ θɑˈrɛ vu sɑ /
noun
the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
Also called
Hellenic.
British Dictionary definitions for katharevusa
Katharevusa
Katharevousa
/ (ˌkɑːθəˈrɛvəˌsɑː) /
noun
a literary style of Modern Greek, derived from the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek and including many archaic features
Compare Demotic