/ ˈdiːmən; NAmE / noun
a creature in stories from ancient Greece that is half man and half god
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: common spelling of demon until the 19th cent.
/ ˈdiːmən; NAmE / noun
a creature in stories from ancient Greece that is half man and half god
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: common spelling of demon until the 19th cent.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005