English Dictionary

Katharevousa

/ˌkaθəˈɹɛvuːsə/

name

A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.

Katharevousa is a form of Greek language that was used as a learned and formal language in Greece.

意味（1）

A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.

‘You read the poetry of Cavafy, I have taught you to speak Katharevousa and Italian.’