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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" [syn: demonstration, demo] v
1: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural demos) Date: 1793 1. capitalized democrat 2 2. a. demonstration 1b b. British demonstration 4 3. a. demonstrator a b. a recording intended to show off a song or performer to a record producer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -os) colloq. = DEMONSTRATION 2, 3. Etymology: abbr.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(demos) 1. A demo is a demonstration by a group of people to show their opposition to something or their support for something. (BRIT INFORMAL) ...an anti-racist demo. N-COUNT 2. A demo is a CD or tape with a sample of someone's music recorded on it. (INFORMAL) He listened to one of my demo tapes... N-COUNT: oft N n