Deme (dēm), n. [Gr. δη̑μοσ.] 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.