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1. An evil supernatural spirit.
2. (physics) Acronym of distinct electron motion particle, a quasiparticle, a type of massless neutral electron excitation associated with superconductivity.
3. (computing) Alternative spelling of daemon.
4. An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
5. (now chiefly historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.
6. A very wicked or malevolent person; also (in weakened sense) a mischievous person, especially a child.
7. A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
8. (in the plural) A person's fears or anxieties.
9. A neutral supernatural spirit.
10. A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.
11. (Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do.
12. A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being.
13. A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.
14. Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
15. (card games) A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
16. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.