deme
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
/diːm/
Definition of deme
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
“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 […].”
“They increased the authority of the Assembly and divided Attica into numerous small wardlike districts, the demes.”
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noun
-
A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
“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 […].”
“They increased the authority of the Assembly and divided Attica into numerous small wardlike districts, the demes.”
- A distinct local population of plants or animals.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “district”). Doublet of demos.
Words you can make from deme
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