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demi

The English word “demi” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.
  4. A member of the demimonde; a woman maintained by a wealthy man.

adjective

  1. Demisexual.

Etymology

From Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dimidius. Literally, “half”.

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