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Webster 1913 Edition
Deme
Deme
(dēm)
, Noun.
[Gr.
δῆμος
.] 1.
(Gr. Antiq.)
A territorial subdivision of Attica (also of modern Greece), corresponding to a township.
Jowett (Thucyd.).
2.
(Biol.)
An undifferentiated aggregate of cells or plastids.
Definition 2024
deme
deme
English
Noun
deme (plural demes)
- A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
- (ecology) A distinct local population of plants or animals.