deme en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /diːm/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “district”). Doublet of demos.
Meanings
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A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
They increased the authority of the Assembly and divided Attica into numerous small wardlike districts, the demes.
2009, Don Nardo, Ancient Greece, page 97:If two persons bore the same name[…] ambiguity was avoided […] by indicating their place of origin, the name of the tribe or deme being added for persons of the same town […], and the name of the country or town for foreigners […].
1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiii:
- A distinct local population of plants or animals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
demewise · demic · paleodeme · macrodeme · morphodeme · demesman · genodeme · ecodeme · biodeme · demarch · palaeodeme · zoanthodeme · cytodeme
Synonyms
Translations (4)
grc δῆμος (township of Attica) · el δήμος (township of Attica) · fr dème (township of Attica) · fi demos (township of Attica)