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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEMIJOHN

Probably by folk etymology from French dame-jeanne, from dame lady + Jeanne Jane.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEMIJOHN

demijohn  [ˈdɛmɪˌdʒɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMIJOHN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demijohn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEMIJOHN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

demijohn

Carboy

A carboy is a rigid container with a typical capacity of 20 to 60 L. Carboys are primarily used for transporting fluids, often water or chemicals. They are also used for in-home fermentation of beverages, often beer or wine.

Definition of demijohn in the English dictionary

The definition of demijohn in the dictionary is a large bottle with a short narrow neck, often with small handles at the neck and encased in wickerwork.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMIJOHN


goujon
ˈɡuːʒɒn
john
dʒɒn
Taejon
tɛˈdʒɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMIJOHN

demi-pension
demi-sec
demi-vegetarian
demibastion
demic
demicanton
demies
demigod
demigoddess
demigration
demilitarization
demilitarize
demilitarized zone
demilune
demimondaine
demimonde
demineralisation
demineralise
demineraliser
demineralization

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMIJOHN

blue john
First Epistle of John
Lake Saint John
Little John
Mendelssohn
Prester John
Saint John
Second Epistle of John
St John
Third Epistle of John
Wolfensohn

Synonyms and antonyms of demijohn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «demijohn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEMIJOHN

Find out the translation of demijohn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of demijohn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demijohn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坛子里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

damajuana
570 millions of speakers

English

demijohn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

demijohn
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدامجانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Demijohn
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

demijohn
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

demijohn
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bonbonne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demijohn
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korbflasche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デミジョン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

demijohn
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demijohn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

demijohn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

demijohn
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेमियोजेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

damacana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

damigiana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gąsior
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Demijohn
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

damigeană
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νταμιτζάνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

demijohn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

damejeanne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

demijohn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demijohn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMIJOHN»

The term «demijohn» is regularly used and occupies the 93.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMIJOHN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «demijohn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «demijohn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about demijohn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMIJOHN»

Discover the use of demijohn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demijohn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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John and the Demijohn: A Temperance Tale
I.) KO, IECF' CHAPTER I. Introduction of John to the Demijohn, - - CHAPTER II. John is not afraid of the Demijohn, - CHAPTER III. Friendship of John for the Demijohn, - CHAPTER IV. John is as strong as the Demijohn, - - CHAPTER V. John ...
Julia McNair Wright, 1870
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Oliver Optic's Magazine: Our Boys and Girls ...
Them chaps want my demijohn pretty bad. Phil. (Outside.) Help! Help! Zeke. Halloo! What's that? [Enter PHIL, Z,.] Phil. Ned, can you swim ? Ned. Swim? Not a stroke. What's the matter? Phil. A little darky has just fallen into the water there.
Oliver Optic, William Taylor Adams, 1868
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look a tailor in the face without thinking of his bill — as he drove up to the best hotel in the village, and ordered the ostler " to give Fiery about one third of a quart of oats." All this Demijohn witnessed, and he felt every particle of ambition within  ...
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At Home in Nature, a user's guide
Measure the volume of water you need by filling your demijohn (or cider jar if you' re using one of those) 2/3 full of water (should be about 3.31) and pour into your stainless steel brewing pot. Bring this to a rolling boil and take off the heat.
Mary Choate and Aaron Brachfeld
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The Yale Literary Magazine
look a tailor in the face without thinking of his bill — as he drove up to the best hotel in the village, and ordered the ostler " to give Fiery about one third of a quart of oats." All this Demijohn witnessed, and he felt every particle of ambition within  ...
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Up and Down Australia
The beer being consumed during the first night out from Burracoppin, Tiny made the demijohn serve as a water container until he arrived at and camped near a rock hole eastward of the 227-mile peg and twenty-one miles north of the Mount ...
Arthur Upfield, 2008
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Maryland Medical and Surgical Journal
Bind together the long and short legs of two glass syphons with a narrow strip of flannel, at a point from which they will nearly reach to the bottom of the demijohn or vessel containing the tincture — continue the operation until upon the ...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 ...
The principal industry is the smelting and refining of lead, and the smelting works are among the most interesting sights of the city. The value of the ore reduced annually is about $10,000,000.
General Books, 2010
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The Fight for the Yazoo, August 1862-July 1864: Swamps, ...
In a July 1864 testimonial, he indicated: The powder was put into the demijohn, the primer was inserted in a wooden shaft. This shaft extended in the powder to below the center. Its top end came to a small distance up the neck of the demijohn.
Myron J. Smith, Jr., 2012
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Three Years with Wallace's Zouaves: The Civil War Memoirs of ...
This order scared the chaplain and he returned at once and to make fair weather with the officers he brought a five gallon demijohn of whiskey. But the parson made a great mistake. Instead of setting his demijohn out and saying, "Come boys, ...
Thomas Wise Durham, Jeffrey L. Patrick, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMIJOHN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demijohn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Flower power: meet Britain's only rosewater makers
It needs to be stored in the demijohn for six weeks for the full fragrance to develop. Not too much of a wait, to come up smelling of roses. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
JP Morgan's Crawford joins Calculus as investment director
He will be joining Calculus from liquid deli Demijohn, where he has served as a non executive director since 2013. Crawford's career began in KPMG, where he ... «www.unquote.com, Jun 15»
3
Captain's secret weapon is an oily vessel
This is Demijohn, a 'liquid deli' based on the concept of a traditional Italian cantina where the customer takes their own receptacle and fills up ... «BQ Live, Jun 15»
4
How To Garden When You Don't Have A Garden
No worries, LT swear by four key vessels: Hanging Globes, Kilner Jars, Demijohns and Carboys (pretty much the same as a demijohn). “For our ... «The Debrief, Jun 15»
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Restaurant review: The Waterfront Restaurant & Grill at Wyboston …
Wow, was there theatre to this dish – well, I say dish: it was more of a demijohn on a plate! Generous blocks of Quickes truckle mature cheddar, ... «Cambridge News, May 15»
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Will the next generation of Linux Containers knock load balancers …
This would be like going from a small bottle of water to a 5 gallon demijohn when you know that load will increase. However, frequently ... «CloudTech, May 15»
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Harris Newmark High School: Where the generations meet
“Picture me,” Newmark wrote, “none too short and very lank, astride a mule, a big demijohn [of brandy] in one hand, and a spreading green ... «Jewish Journal, May 15»
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Fairfield water system a testament to sound planning
The company requested a demijohn of water to be shipped to Japan in just a few hours, presumably so we couldn't send a substitute sample. «Fairfield Daily Republic, May 15»
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Numbers: Morpheme Tales II
The oxalic's in the carboy, bubbling broadly like a broiled steer, while the Lesbian decants in the demijohn and the Merovingian decamps from ... «The Cryptosphere, Apr 15»
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The new health drink craze set to take over from coconut water …
This is done by drilling about an inch into the tree and fitting plastic tubing tightly in the hole before leaving the sap to collect in a demijohn. «Warrington Guardian, Apr 15»

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