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DEMI

\dˈɛmi], \dˈɛmi], \d_ˈɛ_m_i]\

Definitions of DEMI

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Semi -d. Bain, Semicupium -d. Circulaire, Semi-circular -d. Epineux, Semi-spinalis colli -d. Epinenu du dos, Semi-spinalis dorsi- d. Gantelet, Gantelet -d. Interrosseux du pouce. Flexor brevis pollicis manus -d. Lunaire, Semi-lunar -d. Membraneux, Semi-membranosus -d. Nerveux, Semitendinosus -d. Orbicularis, Orbicularis oris -d. Tendinenx, Semi-tendinosus -d. Tierce, Hemitritaea (febris).

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

[Latin] A prefix to words of F. and L. origin, meaning half.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

A prefix from the Fr. demi and the Lat. dimidius, half.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [French] A prefix, signifying half, used only in composition.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Inseparable particle. Half, as Demigod, that is, half human, and half divine.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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