Definition of DEMOS

demos

Meanings

Plural: demoi, demoses

Noun

  • a visual presentation showing how something works
  • An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.
  • The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people.
  • plural of demo

Verb

  • give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of demo

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state”). Doublet of deme.

Scrabble Score: 8

demos is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
demos is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
demos is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

demos is a valid Words With Friends word