"Katharevousa (Greek: \u039A\u03B1\u03B8\u03B1\u03C1\u03B5\u03CD\u03BF\u03C5\u03C3\u03B1, (Modern Greek: /ka\u03B8a\u02C8revusa/, lit. \"pure [language]\"), is a form of the Modern Greek language conceived in the early 19th century as a compromise between Ancient Greek and the Demotic Greek of the time. Originally, it was widely used both for literary and official purposes, though seldom in daily language."@en .