/ ˈdemigɒd; NAmE -gɑːd/ noun
1.
a minor god, or a being that is partly a god and partly human
2.
a ruler or other person who is treated like a god
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: translating Latin semideus .
/ ˈdemigɒd; NAmE -gɑːd/ noun
1.
a minor god, or a being that is partly a god and partly human
2.
a ruler or other person who is treated like a god
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: translating Latin semideus .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005