deme

American  

[deem] / dim /

noun

1. one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.

2. Biology. a local population of organisms of the same kind, especially one in which the genetic mix is similar throughout the group.

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deme British  

/ diːm /

noun

1. 1. (in preclassical Greece) the territory inhabited by a tribe

   2. (in ancient Attica) a geographical unit of local government

2. biology a group of individuals within a species that possess particular characteristics of cytology, genetics, etc

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deme Scientific  

/ dēm /

1. A small, locally interbreeding group of organisms within a larger population. Demes are isolated reproductively from other members of their species, although the isolation may only be partial and is not necessarily permanent. Because they share a somewhat restricted gene pool, members of a deme generally differ morphologically to some degree from members of other demes.

2. See also population

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Other Word Forms

• demic adjective

Etymology

Origin of deme

First recorded in 1620–30, deme is from the Greek word dêmos a district, the people, commons

Example Sentences

Cleveland 81, Blair 65: Sergine Deme finished with 36 points for the Cavaliers.

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Cleveland’s Serigne Deme had 18 points and 16 rebounds.

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Kamari King scored 19 points, Cayden Kelly had 16 points and Serigne Deme had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

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Kelly has benefited most from Deme’s arrival.

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Kelly has versatility to go inside or outside and can avoid foul trouble by turning to Deme to handle big men.

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