资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. 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}.
Note: 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.
Neo-Hellenic \Ne`o-Hel*len"ic\, n.
Same as {Romaic}.