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demi¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dimidius. Literally, “half”.
noun demis
- Alternative spelling of demy
- A fifty pence piece.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, half the volume of a standard bottle; a split.
- A small glass used chiefly in France (especially for beer) holding 250 milliliters. The place was empty save for a big man who was sitting opposite drinking a demi of dark beer.
demi²
Where it comes from
Clipping of demimonde.
noun demis
- A member of the demimonde; a woman maintained by a wealthy man. It’s not every one who can distinguish between a demi and a duchess.
demi³
Where it comes from
Clipping of demisexual.
adjective more demi · most demi
- Demisexual. “[...] I totally think she's demi.” “What?” “Demisexual? She only likes fucking people she's in love with, whereas I,” Maddie said, moving closer to Jordan, “like fucking anything and anyone. Everyone has such hang-ups about sex, it's like pathetic, you know? We are just, like, totally animals after
Demi⁴
- /dəˈmiː/
- /ˈdɛm.i/
Rhymes with -iː, -ɛmi
proper noun
- A female given name, a diminutive of Demetria introduced into English in the 1990s by the actress Demi Moore.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: volte, plie, lune, half, tasse, monde, culverin, midfielder, glace, mondaine, percodan, vierge, demetria, demyan, delma, demetrius
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