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demi-

demi- prefix: partial.

Prefix

demi-

  1. partial
    Synonyms:
    semi-
    Antonyms:
    holo-
  2. half
    Synonyms:
    half-, hemi-, semi-
    Antonyms:
    holo-
  3. 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...1885, E. J. Guthrie, Old Scottish Customs, page 84

demi- meaning in Kannada and Vietnamese

demi- in Kannada

ಅರೆ, ಕಡಿಮೆಯ

demi- in Vietnamese

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

Synonyms of demi-

Antonyms

Origin of demi-

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”).

Words formed from demi-

Questions about demi-

What does demi- mean?
Demi- means partial.
What is demi- in Kannada?
Demi- in Kannada is ಅರೆ, ಕಡಿಮೆಯ. See Demi- meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is demi-?
Demi- is a prefix.

Words near demi- in the dictionary

  1. Demetro
  2. Demetros
  3. demewise
  4. demexiptiline
  5. demi
  6. demi-
  7. demi-cannon
  8. demi-caractère
  9. demi-culverin
  10. demi-culverine
  11. demi-culverines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: demi- (page history and authors); demi- (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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