demo

See also démo, Demo, demo-, and démo-

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛm.əʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"dEm.@U/
• Rhymes: -ɛməʊ

Abbreviation

demo

1. demonstrate
2. democrat
3. demographic (noun)
4. demolition

Noun

demo (plural demos)

1. a brief demonstration or visual explanation
2. a recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully

   After hearing the demo the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band.

3. an example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount
4. a march or gathering to make a political protest
5. (computing) An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
6. (computing, demoscene) a non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine (see demoscene)
   • 2007, Game Face (issues 21-25)

     Though the idea of procedural textures has been around for years, they have primarily been exploited by the demo scene, made famous by impressive demos like kkrieger, and haven't hit it big in the game industry yet […]

   • 2008, Tamás Polgár, Freax: the brief history of the demoscene: Volume 1

     A very successful PC demo from 1993, Second Reality from Future Crew […]

Translations

a brief demonstration or visual explanation

• Dutch: demo (nl) m, demonstratie (nl) f
• French: démo (fr) f, démonstration (fr) f

• Italian: demo (it)
• Portuguese: demonstração (pt) f

a short recording of a song etc for publicity

• Dutch: demo (nl) m
• French: démo (fr) f

• Italian: demo (it) f

an example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount

• Dutch: demo (nl) m

• French: démo (fr) f

a march or gathering to make a political protest

• Dutch: demonstratie (nl) f
• French: démonstration (fr) f

• Italian: dimostrazione (it) f, manifestazione (it) f

Verb

demo (third-person singular simple present demos, present participle demoing, simple past and past participle demoed)

1. To record a demo version of a song, usually not intended for commercial release.

   The band demoed thirty songs. Their manager thought that ten of the songs would make a good record.

Anagrams

• dome
• E.D. Mo.
• Edom
• mode

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧mo

Noun

demo

1. demo (brief demonstration)

Declension

Declension of demo (type valo) singular plural nominative demo demot genitive demon demojen partitive demoa demoja accusative demo demon demot inessive demossa demoissa elative demosta demoista illative demoon demoihin adessive demolla demoilla ablative demolta demoilta allative demolle demoille essive demona demoina translative demoksi demoiksi instructive – demoin abessive demotta demoitta comitative – demoineen

Derived terms

• demoskene

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Italian

Noun

demo m (plural demi)

1. demo
2. deme

Anagrams

• mode

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Latin

Etymology

From de (“of; from, away from”) + emō (“acquire, obtain”).

Verb

present active dēmō, present infinitive dēmere, perfect active dēmpsī, supine dēmptum.

1. I remove, take away, subtract.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēmō	dēmis	dēmit	dēmimus	dēmitis	dēmunt
	future	dēmam	dēmēs	dēmet	dēmēmus	dēmētis	dēment
	imperfect	dēmēbam	dēmēbās	dēmēbat	dēmēbāmus	dēmēbātis	dēmēbant
	perfect	dēmpsī	dēmpsistī	dēmpsit	dēmpsimus	dēmpsistis	dēmpsērunt
	future perfect	dēmpserō	dēmpseris	dēmpserit	dēmpserimus	dēmpseritis	dēmpserint
	pluperfect	dēmpseram	dēmpserās	dēmpserat	dēmpserāmus	dēmpserātis	dēmpserant
passive	present	dēmor	dēmeris	dēmitur	dēmimur	dēmiminī	dēmuntur
	future	dēmar	dēmēris	dēmētur	dēmēmur	dēmēminī	dēmentur
	imperfect	dēmēbar	dēmēbāris	dēmēbātur	dēmēbāmur	dēmēbāminī	dēmēbantur
	perfect	Use dēmptus m, dēmpta f, dēmptum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use dēmptus m, dēmpta f, dēmptum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dēmptus m, dēmpta f, dēmptum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēmam	dēmās	dēmat	dēmāmus	dēmātis	dēmant
	imperfect	dēmerem	dēmerēs	dēmeret	dēmerēmus	dēmerētis	dēmerent
	perfect	dēmpserim	dēmpserīs	dēmpserit	dēmpserīmus	dēmpserītis	dēmpserint
	pluperfect	dēmpsissem	dēmpsissēs	dēmpsisset	dēmpsissēmus	dēmpsissētis	dēmpsissent
passive	present	dēmar	dēmāris	dēmātur	dēmāmur	dēmāminī	dēmantur
	imperfect	dēmerer	dēmerēris	dēmerētur	dēmerēmur	dēmerēminī	dēmerentur
	perfect	Use dēmptus m, dēmpta f, dēmptum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dēmptus m, dēmpta f, dēmptum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	dēme	dēmitō	dēmitō	dēmere	dēmitor	dēmitor
	plural	dēmite	dēmitōte	dēmuntō	dēmiminī	—	dēmuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēmere	dēmpsisse	dēmptūrus esse	dēmī	dēmptus esse	dēmptum īrī
participles		dēmēns (dēmentis)	—	dēmptūrus-ra, -rum	—	dēmptus-a, -um	dēmendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• demptiō
• vīndēmia

Descendants

• Asturian: demer, dimir

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin daemon (“demon”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daimōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈde.mo/

Noun

demo m (plural demões)

1. (uncountable, Christianity) the Devil; Satan
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 3 (facsimile):

     Eſta é de como ſanta maria fez cobrar a Theophilo a carta que fezera cono demo u ſe tornou ſeu vaſſalo.

     This one is (about) how Holy Mary recovered for Theophilos the contract he had made with the Devil and became his vassal.

2. a devil; a demon
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 26 (facsimile):

     e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar

     and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul, and took it very quickly without delay

Synonyms

• (Satan): diabo, Locifer, satanas
• (devil): demonio, diablo, diaboo, diabre

Descendants

• Galician: demo
• Portuguese: demo

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈde.mu/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈde.mo/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese demo (“demon; devil”), from Latin daemon (“demon”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daimōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).

Noun

demo m (plural demos)

1. devil; demon

Synonyms

• capeta, demónio, diabo, diabrete

Etymology 2

From English demo, from demonstration.

Noun

demo m (plural demos)

1. (computing) demo (a software edition of limited functionality)

Adjective

demo m and f (plural demos; uncomparable)

1. (computing, of a software) of limited functionality