"demo-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δῆμος||people}} Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} demo-, {{en-prefix}} demo-
  1. people Tags: morpheme Translations (pertaining to people or society): démo- (French), daon- (Irish), demo- (Italian), demo- (Portuguese), demo- (Spanish), demo- (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-demo--en-prefix-yQImgPiI Disambiguation of 'pertaining to people or society': 90 0 10
  2. population Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-demo--en-prefix-T57cTT7Q
  3. demography Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-demo--en-prefix-mVGrorzi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 Derived forms: demagogue, democracy, demolater, demolatry, demonym, demonymy, Philodemician, demoscopy, demosophy, demarchy, Tridemism, demotic, demophobic, demophilic, democrat, democratic, demogenic, demopolitics, democratizing, demogenetic, demogenetics, demography, demology, demograph, demographer, demolinguistic, demolinguistics, demographics, demoeconomic

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