Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word demo. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in demo.
Definitions and meaning of demo
demo
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 (pluraldemos)
(informal) A demonstration or visual explanation.
(informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.
(informal) An example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount.
Synonym:floor model
(informal) A march or gathering to make a political protest.
Synonyms:march, demonstration
(computing, informal) An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
(computing, demoscene, informal) A non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene.
(informal) A democrat.
(informal, collective) A demographic group.
(informal) Demolition.
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Portuguese: demo
Translations
Adjective
demo (not comparable)
(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 presentdemos, present participledemoing, simple past and past participledemoed)
(informal) To record a demo version of a song, usually not intended for commercial release.
(informal) To demonstrate.
Etymology 3
Clipping of demolish.
Verb
demo (third-person singular simple presentdemos, present participledemoing, simple past and past participledemoed)
(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 Englishdemo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdemo/, [ˈde̞mo̞]
Rhymes: -emo
Syllabification(key): de‧mo
Noun
demo
demo (brief demonstration)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
“demo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Edmo, mode
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguesedemõ(“demon; devil”), from Latindaemon(“demon”), from Ancient Greekδαίμων(daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.mo̝/
Noun
demom (pluraldemos)
devil; demon
Synonyms:diabo, diaño
(uncountable) the Devil
(figurative) an evil person
O demo ós seus quer.(proverb) ― Devil loves his own people.
(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.