| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| demos |
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| SYLLABICATION: | de·mos |
| PRONUNCIATION: | d m s |
| NOUN: | 1. The common people; the populace. 2. The common people of an ancient Greek state. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek d mos, district, people. See d - in Appendix I.
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