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English
Etymology
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
demi-
- partial
- Synonym: semi-
- Antonym: holo-
- half
- Synonyms: half-, hemi-, semi-
- Antonym: holo-
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French
Etymology
See demi.
Pronunciation
Prefix
demi-
- semi-, demi-, half-
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