| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| daimon |
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| SYLLABICATION: | dai·mon |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d  m n |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also de·mon or dae·mon ( d m n) |
| NOUN: | Greek Mythology 1. An inferior deity, such as a deified hero. 2. An attendant spirit; a genius. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek daimn. See d - in Appendix I.
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