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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: 'evil spirit'; DEMON

daemon

 noun
     
Related topics: Religion
dae‧mon [countable]
RR a creature in ancient Greek stories that is half a god and half a man [↪ demon]
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