Feminine

Demonstration

Sentences
Meaning

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

Concepts

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[demɔnstʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Etymology

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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