demo

demo

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of demo in English

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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛm.əʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛm.oʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛməʊ

Etymology 1

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

Noun

demo (plural demos)

  1. (informal) A demonstration or visual explanation.
  2. (informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.
  3. (informal) An example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount.
    Synonym: floor model
  4. (informal) A march or gathering to make a political protest.
    Synonyms: march, demonstration
  5. (computing, informal) An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
  6. (computing, demoscene, informal) A non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene.
  7. (informal) A democrat.
  8. (informal, collective) A demographic group.
  9. (informal) Demolition.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Portuguese: demo
Translations

Adjective

demo (not comparable)

  1. (of a commercial product) designed to test consumers' interest in a retail item prior to purchasing.

Etymology 2

Clipping of demonstrate.

Verb

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.
  2. (informal) To demonstrate.

Etymology 3

Clipping of demolish.

Verb

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).
    • 2004 June 29, Sonja, Salvage Materials before Demolition of House, quoted in The Owner-Builder Book: Construction Bargain Strategies →ISBN, page 336:
      This means we are going to demo the house to the dirt, or hopefully leave one wall standing.

Anagrams

  • Dome, E.D. Mo., Edom, Medo-, dome, mode

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English demo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

demo

  1. demo (brief demonstration)

Declension

Derived terms

  • demoskene

Further reading

  • demo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

  • Edmo, mode

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.mo̝/

Noun

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

References

  • “demo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “demo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “demo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “demo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “demo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

demo m (plural demi)

  1. demo
  2. deme

Anagrams

  • medo, mode

Japanese

Romanization

demo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of でも

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdeː.moː/, [ˈd̪eːmoː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.mo/, [ˈd̪ɛːmo]

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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
Derived terms
  • demptiō
  • vīndēmia
Descendants
  • Asturian: demer, dimir

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dēmō

  1. dative/ablative singular of dēmos

References

  • 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.
  • 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /demu/

Noun

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde.mo/

Noun

demo m (plural demões)

  1. (uncountable, Christianity) the Devil; Satan
    • 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
    • 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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

demo m (plural demos)

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

Etymology 2

From English demo, from demonstration.

Pronunciation

Noun

demo f (plural demos)

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

Adjective

demo m or f (plural demos, not comparable)

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

Spanish

Noun

demo m (plural demos)

  1. (music) demo

Further reading

  • “demo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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