demi
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- Alternative spelling of demy.
- (slang) A fifty pence piece.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, half the volume of a standard bottle; a split.
- A small glass used chiefly in France (especially for beer) holding 250 mililiters.
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Etymology
From Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dimidius. Literally, “half”.
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