/ˈdiːmən/
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Translation
An evil spirit in old stories, often drawn with horns and red skin.
Word origin
From Greek daimon, a spirit or minor god. Christian writers narrowed the sense to an evil spirit.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- daimon
Grammar
Gender
Pluraldemons
Examples
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A "demon" is an evil spirit in a story.
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"Demons" is the plural, meaning more than one.
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Here "demons" means bad thoughts and problems inside a person.
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