demo

¹

[dem-oh]

noun

plural

demos 

1. demonstration.

2. demonstrator.

3. a 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.

4. demolition.

   He does flooring and demo for a living.

verb (used with object)

demoed, demoing 

1. to try out or exhibit the use of (a product, process, or the like).

   You can demo the game without downloading or buying it.

2. to record (a song) to demonstrate the merits of the song or performer.

Demo

²

[dem-oh]

noun

Informal.

plural

Demos 

1. a member of the Democratic Party; Democrat.

demo-

³

1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “people” (democratic ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (demography ).

demo

¹

/ ˈdɛməʊ /

noun

1. short for demonstration

2. 1. a demonstration record or tape, used for audition purposes

   2. a demonstration of a prototype system

3. short for demonstrator

demo-

²

combining form

1. indicating people or population

   demography

Word History and Origins

Origin of demo¹

1935–40; by shortening; -o

Origin of demo²

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

Origin of demo³

< Greek dēmo-, combining form of dêmos

Word History and Origins

Origin of demo¹

from Greek dēmos

Example Sentences

Once robots can be set to work with a quick demo and some verbal commands, the country that can muster the most robots—rather than the most workers—wins.

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In a demo, “What ate my grass?” showed rabbits munching in the garden.

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As I’ve often related since then, that was the only time I ever walked away from one of those demos thinking, “That will change my life, and I must have it.”

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“The garage at the Beacon house got a new door, was sound-proofed, and that became their practice space and where they tracked all of their demos.”

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It’s not surprising that robot demos seldom show humans interacting closely with walking robots.

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Related Words

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