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demidevil

demidevil noun: a half-devil, half-human.

Noun

demidevil (plural demidevils)

  1. A half-devil, half-human.
    • Othello: Will you, I pray, demand that demi-devil / Why he hath thus ensnared my body and soul?c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of demidevil

pluraldemidevils

Origin of demidevil

From demi- + devil.

Questions about demidevil

What does demidevil mean?
Demidevil means a half-devil, half-human.
What part of speech is demidevil?
Demidevil is a noun.
What is the plural of demidevil?
The plural of demidevil is demidevils.

Words near demidevil in the dictionary

  1. demideifies
  2. demideify
  3. demideifying
  4. demideities
  5. demideity
  6. demidevil
  7. demidevils
  8. demidistance
  9. demidistances
  10. demidivine
  11. Demidovka

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