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dae·mon

(dē′mən)

1. Chiefly British Variant of demon.

2. Variant of daimon.

3. Computers A program or process that runs in the background but remains inactive until invoked.

[Sense 3, after Maxwell's demon (from the creature's constant monitoring of gas molecules going in and out of an aperture ).]

dae·mon′ic (-mŏn′ĭk) adj.

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daemon

(ˈdiːmən) or

daimon

1. (Classical Myth & Legend) a demigod

2. the guardian spirit of a place or person

3. a variant spelling of demon³

daemonic adj

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dai•mon

(ˈdaɪ moʊn) also daemon,

n., pl. -mo•nes (-məˌniz) -mons.

a divinity or a manifestation of divine power in ancient Greek belief.

[< Latin daemōn a spirit < Greek daímōn a deity]

dai•mon′ic (-ˈmɒn ɪk) adj.

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Noun	1.	daemon - an evil supernatural being daimon, demon, devil, fiend evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
	2.	daemon - a person who is part mortal and part god demigod deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force Adonis - (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"

Translations

daemonitaustaprosessi

демон

daemon

[ˈdiːmən] N → demonio m

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