demo

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See also: Demo, démo, demó, demo-, de mo, and démo-

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of demonstration and various other words beginning with "demo-".

Noun

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demo (plural demos)

  2. (informal) A demonstration or visual explanation.
    The professor prepared a demo to help her class understand the topic.
    • 2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Traction transition: HST to Azuma”, in Rail, page 33:
      ER received the first of its own HSTs on September 7 1977, with a handover taking place at York. It then worked a demo run to Darlington with power cars 43057 and 43056.
  4. (informal) 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.
  6. (informal) An example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount.
    Synonym: floor model
  8. (informal) A march or gathering to make a political protest.
    Synonyms: march, demonstration
    • 2007, Indra Sinha, Animal's People, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
      Elli standing there, takes a sip of her tea, fixes hostile eyes on Somraj and says, ‘Well, what are you waiting for? You signed the petition against yourself, will you now join our demo against you?’
  10. (computing, informal) An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
    The game's developers released a demo version to the public 3 months before the full release.
  12. (computing, demoscene, informal) A non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene.
    • 1995, dro...@vnet.ibm.com, “Demo review - Killing time by oxyron”, in alt.sys.amiga.demos (Usenet):
      Effect 6: Gouraud spacecut - Probably the worst effect in the demo - has been done miles better before!
    • 1996, John Bus, “Amiga Domain - An Aussie Scene Party!”, in alt.sys.amiga.demos (Usenet):
      This party will have it all for the Amiga scener: demos, competitions, dealers, and huge projection screen and sound system to entertain you.
    • 2007, Game Face, numbers 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 […]
  14. (informal) A democrat.
  16. (informal, collective) A demographic group.
    • 2000 September 21, Hal Foster, “Slumming with Rappers at the Roxy”, in London Review of Books‎[1], volume 22, number 18, →ISSN:
      No more ‘is it good?’ or even ‘is it original?’, only ‘does it work in the demo?’ – ‘demo’ as in ‘demographics’, not to be confused with ‘democracy’, much less ‘demonstration’.
    • 2005, Market Watch, page 41:
      Our target demo is sports-minded families, and a good part of our clientele is moms who are with dad and the kids.
    • 2018 June 11, Josef Adalian, “Inside the Binge Factory”, in New York Magazine‎[2]:
      Where taste communities and Nielsen demos differ is in the way they’re used. Demo ratings are how linear networks measure success; taste communities are the tool Netflix relies on to drive viewers to new material it estimates they might want to watch.
  18. (informal, especially construction and DIY) Demolition.
    The demo portion of the reno project is the relatively fast and inexpensive part. The rebuilding takes more time and money.
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  • → Portuguese: demo
Translations
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Adjective

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demo (not comparable)

  1. (of a commercial product) designed to test consumers' interest in a retail item prior to purchasing.
    • December 21, 2022, u/[deleted], Reddit r/peopleofwalmart:
      This Nutty Kid leavin' 'Crazy Face Selfies' On Demo Products...

Etymology 2

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Verb

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

  1. (informal) 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.
  2. (informal) To demonstrate.

Etymology 3

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Verb

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

  1. (informal) To demolish (especially a house or fixture).

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English demo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdemo/, [ˈde̞mo̞]
  • Rhymes: -emo
  • Syllabification(key): de‧mo

Noun

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demo

  1. demo (brief demonstration)

Declension

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Inflection of demo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative demo demot
genitive demon demojen
partitive demoa demoja
illative demoon demoihin
singular plural
nominative demo demot
accusative nom. demo demot
gen. demon
genitive demon demojen
partitive demoa demoja
inessive demossa demoissa
elative demosta demoista
illative demoon demoihin
adessive demolla demoilla
ablative demolta demoilta
allative demolle demoille
essive demona demoina
translative demoksi demoiksi
abessive demotta demoitta
instructive — demoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of demo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative demoni demoni
accusative nom. demoni demoni
gen. demoni
genitive demoni demojeni
partitive demoani demojani
inessive demossani demoissani
elative demostani demoistani
illative demooni demoihini
adessive demollani demoillani
ablative demoltani demoiltani
allative demolleni demoilleni
essive demonani demoinani
translative demokseni demoikseni
abessive demottani demoittani
instructive — —
comitative — demoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative demosi demosi
accusative nom. demosi demosi
gen. demosi
genitive demosi demojesi
partitive demoasi demojasi
inessive demossasi demoissasi
elative demostasi demoistasi
illative demoosi demoihisi
adessive demollasi demoillasi
ablative demoltasi demoiltasi
allative demollesi demoillesi
essive demonasi demoinasi
translative demoksesi demoiksesi
abessive demottasi demoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — demoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative demomme demomme
accusative nom. demomme demomme
gen. demomme
genitive demomme demojemme
partitive demoamme demojamme
inessive demossamme demoissamme
elative demostamme demoistamme
illative demoomme demoihimme
adessive demollamme demoillamme
ablative demoltamme demoiltamme
allative demollemme demoillemme
essive demonamme demoinamme
translative demoksemme demoiksemme
abessive demottamme demoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — demoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative demonne demonne
accusative nom. demonne demonne
gen. demonne
genitive demonne demojenne
partitive demoanne demojanne
inessive demossanne demoissanne
elative demostanne demoistanne
illative demoonne demoihinne
adessive demollanne demoillanne
ablative demoltanne demoiltanne
allative demollenne demoillenne
essive demonanne demoinanne
translative demoksenne demoiksenne
abessive demottanne demoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — demoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative demonsa demonsa
accusative nom. demonsa demonsa
gen. demonsa
genitive demonsa demojensa
partitive demoaan
demoansa 		demojaan
demojansa
inessive demossaan
demossansa 		demoissaan
demoissansa
elative demostaan
demostansa 		demoistaan
demoistansa
illative demoonsa demoihinsa
adessive demollaan
demollansa 		demoillaan
demoillansa
ablative demoltaan
demoltansa 		demoiltaan
demoiltansa
allative demolleen
demollensa 		demoilleen
demoillensa
essive demonaan
demonansa 		demoinaan
demoinansa
translative demokseen
demoksensa 		demoikseen
demoiksensa
abessive demottaan
demottansa 		demoittaan
demoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — demoineen
demoinensa

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Galician

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Demos ("demons"), 15th century, church of Labrada, Guitiriz, Galicia

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese demõ (“demon; devil”), from Latin daemon (“demon”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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demo m (plural demos)

  1. devil; demon
    Synonyms: diabo, diaño
  2. (uncountable) the Devil
  3. (figurative) an evil person
    O demo ós seus quer. (proverb) ― Devil loves his own people.
  4. (figurative) a playful kid

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.mo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmo
  • Hyphenation: dè‧mo

Noun

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demo m (plural demi)

  1. demo
  2. deme

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Japanese

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Romanization

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demo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of でも

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From dē- (“from, away from, out of”) +‎ emō (“I acquire, I obtain”).

Verb

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dēmō (present infinitive dēmere, perfect active dēmpsī, supine dēmptum); third conjugation

  1. to remove, take away, or subtract
    Synonyms: rapiō, auferō, abdūcō, removeō, adimō, ēripiō, tollō, āmoveō, āvertō, eximō, legō, abdō
Conjugation
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   Conjugation of dēmō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēmō dēmis dēmit dēmimus dēmitis dēmunt
imperfect dēmēbam dēmēbās dēmēbat dēmēbāmus dēmēbātis dēmēbant
future dēmam dēmēs dēmet dēmēmus dēmētis dēment
perfect dēmpsī dēmpsistī dēmpsit dēmpsimus dēmpsistis dēmpsērunt,
dēmpsēre
pluperfect dēmpseram dēmpserās dēmpserat dēmpserāmus dēmpserātis dēmpserant
future perfect dēmpserō dēmpseris dēmpserit dēmpserimus dēmpseritis dēmpserint
passive present dēmor dēmeris,
dēmere 		dēmitur dēmimur dēmiminī dēmuntur
imperfect dēmēbar dēmēbāris,
dēmēbāre 		dēmēbātur dēmēbāmur dēmēbāminī dēmēbantur
future dēmar dēmēris,
dēmēre 		dēmētur dēmēmur dēmēminī dēmentur
perfect dēmptus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect dēmptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect dēmptus + future active 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,
dēmāre 		dēmātur dēmāmur dēmāminī dēmantur
imperfect dēmerer dēmerēris,
dēmerēre 		dēmerētur dēmerēmur dēmerēminī dēmerentur
perfect dēmptus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect dēmptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dēme — — dēmite —
future — dēmitō dēmitō — dēmitōte dēmuntō
passive present — dēmere — — dēmiminī —
future — dēmitor dēmitor — — dēmuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dēmere dēmpsisse dēmptūrum esse dēmī dēmptum esse dēmptum īrī
participles dēmēns — dēmptūrus — dēmptus dēmendus,
dēmundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dēmendī dēmendō dēmendum dēmendō dēmptum dēmptū
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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dēmō

  1. dative/ablative singular of dēmos

References

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  • “demo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “demo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • demo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[4], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to undeceive a person: alicui errorem demere, eripere, extorquere
    • to make a thing credible: fidem facere, afferre alicui rei (opp. demere, de-, abrogare fidem)
    • to deliver some one from slavery: iugum servile alicui demere
  • “demo”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[5]
  • “demo”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Norwegian Nynorsk

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demo m (definite singular demoen, indefinite plural demoar, definite plural demoane)

  1. (music) a demo (e.g. a music album)
  2. (informal, politics) short form of demonstrasjon

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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

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demo m (plural demões)

  1. (uncountable, Christianity) the Devil; Satan
  2. a devil; a demon

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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demo m (plural demos)

  1. devil; demon
    Synonyms: capeta, demónio, diabo, diabrete

Etymology 2

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From English demo, from demonstration.

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Noun

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demo f (plural demos)

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

Adjective

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demo m or f (plural demos, not comparable)

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

Spanish

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Noun

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demo m (plural demos)

  1. (music) demo

Further reading

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