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Dem

//dɛm// det, name, noun, pron, slang

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Determiner
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those". alt-of, nonstandard

    "What are dem fings doing ’ere?"

  2. 2
    (clitic, suffix) A group of. Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang

    "Love tenderness is what the woman dem want"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Democratic Party. US, abbreviation, alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of Democrat. US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  2. 2
    Initialism of digital elevation model. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

    "The DEMs and reference data used here are a mix of different vertical reference systems: […]"

  3. 3
    Initialism of diethyl malonate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of digital experience monitoring. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Pronoun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of them. alt-of, nonstandard

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

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