Demon

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See also: demon and démon

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Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Demon (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of demon (card game).

Etymology 2[edit]

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state).

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Demon

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 1952, Plutarch, “Theseus”, in Dryden, et. al, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (Great Books of the Western World; 14):
      Demon writes that Taurus, the chief captain of Minos, was slain by Theseus at the mouth of the port, in a naval combat as he was sailing out for Athens.

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