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Definition of daemon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

daemon

noun

/ˈdiːmən/

/ˈdiːmən/

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a creature in stories from ancient Greece that is half man and half god
Word Originmid 16th cent.: common spelling of demon until the 19th cent.

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