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dem^¹

/dɛm/

Rhymes with -ɛm

pronoun

nonstandard Nonstandard form of them Go tell dem natty dreadlocks no wear handcuff,” advises Damian Marley, his guest star and younger brother, who accuses the officers of jealousy.

determiner

nonstandard Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those". What are dem fings doing ’ere?
Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural London English, slang (clitic, suffix) A group of. Love tenderness is what the woman dem want

Dem^²

/dɛm/

Rhymes with -ɛm

noun Dems

US, abbreviation, clipping Clipping of Democrat

DEM^³

noun DEMs

abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of digital elevation model The DEMs and reference data used here are a mix of different vertical reference systems: […]
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of diethyl malonate
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of digital experience monitoring

proper noun

US, abbreviation Abbreviation of Democratic Party

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rtg, wds, lia, mark, mna, democrats, deutschmark, the, dame, safar, dms, marc, marcos, marks, fmk, frames

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dem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dem

Chicago

"dem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dem.

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@misc{dem_2026,
  title = {dem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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