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Webster 1913 Edition


Demi

De-mi′

,
Noun.
See
Demy
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Demi

DEMI

, a prefix, Fr. Demi, from the L. Dimidium, signifies half. It is used only in composition.

Definition 2024


Demi

Demi

See also: demi and demi-

English

Proper noun

Demi

  1. A female given name, a diminutive of Demetria introduced into English in the 1990s by the actress Demi Moore.

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Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɛmi]
  • Hyphenation: De‧mi

Proper noun

Demi m

  1. (astrology) Taurus (a person born under the sign of Taurus)

Related terms

demi

demi

See also: demi- and Demi

English

Noun

demi (plural demis)

  1. Alternative spelling of demy
  2. (slang) a fifty pence piece.
  3. A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, 1/2 the volume of a standard bottle; a split.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.mi/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius.

Adjective

demi m (feminine singular demie, masculine plural demis, feminine plural demies)

  1. half

Noun

demi m (plural demis)

  1. half (fraction)
  2. (used in time) half (half-hour)
    Il est cinq heures et demie. - It is half past five. — but:
    Elle sera là dans une demi-heure. - She will be here in half an hour. (where “demi” indicates a fraction and where there is no agreement in gender and number)
  3. Glass of beer of 250ml volume
    Deux demis et un verre de vin rouge, s'il vous plaît. - Two small beers and a glass of red wine, please.

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Indonesian

Preposition

demi

  1. at

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See dēmō (I remove, take away, or subtract).

Verb

dēmī

  1. present passive infinitive of dēmō; “to be removed, taken away, or subtracted”

Etymology 2

See dēmos (a tract of land”, “[the common] people).

Noun

dēmī m

  1. genitive singular of dēmos
  2. nominative plural of dēmos
  3. vocative plural of dēmos