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demis

demis is the plural of demi.

Meaning of demi

Noun (1)

demi (plural demis)

  1. (slang) A fifty pence piece.
  2. A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, half the volume of a standard bottle; a split.
  3. 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.1928, Jean Rhys, Quartet, Penguin, published 2000, page 34

Noun (2)

demi (plural demis)

  1. 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.1923, Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links

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Proper noun capitalized: Demis

Demis

  1. A male given name from Greek.
    • I first met Demis Hassabis, the remarkable human, in the mid-2010s: an elfin figure with dark hair falling forward toward angular eyebrows, his face framed by standard-issue spectacles.2026, Sebastian Mallaby, “Introduction”, in The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence, Penguin, →ISBN

Questions about demis

What does demis mean?
Demis means a male given name from Greek.
What is demis the plural of?
Demis is the plural of demi.
What part of speech is demis?
Demis is a proper noun.

Words near demis in the dictionary

  1. Demirjians
  2. demiromantic
  3. demiromanticism
  4. demiromantics
  5. Demirs
  6. demis
  7. demisability
  8. demisable
  9. demise
  10. demised
  11. demisemiquaver

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