Dictionary  dem•oPronunciation: (dem'ō), [key] —n., —pl. dem•os. Informal. 1. demonstration (defs. 4,6). 2. demonstrator (def. 5). 3. a phonograph record or tape recording of a new song or of one performed by an unknown singer or singing group, distributed to disc jockeys, recording companies, etc., to demonstrate the merits of the song or performer. Dem•oPronunciation: (dem'ō), [key] —n., —pl. Dem•os. Informal. a member of the Democratic party; Democrat. demo-a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “people” (democratic); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (demography). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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