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demi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beer noun An alcoholic drink made by fermenting malted grain, usually flavored with hops.
  • half adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.

Senses

demi is used for these senses in English:

  • beer (countable) A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.
  • half Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
  • half One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
  • half (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.

beer — full definition

  1. noun An alcoholic drink made by fermenting malted grain, usually flavored with hops.
  2. noun A single glass, bottle, or can of beer.

half — full definition

  1. adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
  2. adv Partially, or to an incomplete degree.
  3. noun One of two equal parts into which something is divided.

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