daemon
Meaning
- A minor deity or divinity.
- A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
- An idea depicted as an entity.
- Alternative form of demon.
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Hyphenated as
dae‧mon
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdiː.mən/
Etymology
A borrowing of Latin daemōn (“tutelary deity”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, tutelary deity”).
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