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demi-

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From Middle English demi (“half, half-sized, partial”), from Anglo-Norman demi (“half”), from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius, from dis- (“apart; in two”) + medius (“middle”).

prefix

morpheme partial
Similar: semi- · Opposite: holo-
morpheme half
Similar: half-, hemi-, semi- · Opposite: holo-
morpheme Only the upper or front half of The Barony of Pennicuik, the property of Sir George Clerk, Bart., is held by the following singular tenure: The proprietor is bound to sit upon a large rock, called the Buckstone, and wind three blasts of a horn when the king comes to hunt on the Borough Moor near Edinburgh. On account of this singu

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prefix half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-

Español	semi-
한국어	반 ban
日本語	半 han
Français	demi-
Italiano	semi-, emi-
Ελληνικά	ημι- imi-
Română	semi-, demi-, emi-
Русский	пол- pol-, полу- polu-
Tiếng Việt	bán

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"demi-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/demi-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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demi-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/demi-

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"demi-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/demi-.

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@misc{demi_2026,
  title = {demi-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/demi-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}