Vroulik

Demonstration

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (feminine) demonstration (act of demonstrating)
  2. (feminine) demonstration (show of military force)
  3. (feminine) demonstration (rally, protest, march)

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
[demɔnstʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin dēmōnstrātio, since the mid 16th century. The military sense developed perhaps under the influence of Italian dimostrazione in the mid 18th century. The rally sense developed under the influence of English demonstration in the mid 19th century.

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