Meaning of "demy" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEMY

See demi-.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DEMY

demy  [dɪˈmaɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMY

Demy 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 DEMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Demyship

A demyship is historically a form of scholarship at Magdalen College, Oxford. Oscar Wilde, Lewis Gielgud, Lord Denning, and T. E. Lawrence were famous recipients. It is derived from demi-socii or half-fellows. Recipients are still admitted to the College's Foundation and are entitled to attend certain ceremonies and dinners. Recent demies include the historian Niall Ferguson, Kenneth Tynan and George Osborne. When the College of St Mary Magdalen was founded in the reign of King Henry VI by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, the Founder ordained that in addition to forty senior scholars, or Fellows, there should be thirty poor scholars, commonly called Demies, of good morals and dispositions fully equipped for study..

Definition of demy in the English dictionary

The first definition of demy in the dictionary is a size of printing paper, 171⁄2 by 221⁄2 inches. Other definition of demy is a size of writing paper, 151⁄2 by 20 inches or 16 by 21 inches. Demy is also either one of two book sizes, 81⁄2 by 51⁄2 inches or 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches.

TRANSLATION OF DEMY

Find out the translation of demy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of demy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demy» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 德米
• Translator English - Spanish: demy
• English: demy
• Translator English - Hindi: डेमी
• Translator English - Arabic: ديمي
• Translator English - Russian: Деми
• Translator English - Portuguese: Demy
• Translator English - Bengali: কাগজের মাপবিশেষ
• Translator English - French: Demy
• Translator English - Malay: Demy
• Translator English - German: Demy
• Translator English - Japanese: ドゥミ
• Translator English - Korean: 데미
• Translator English - Javanese: Demy
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cở giấy in
• Translator English - Tamil: காகிதத்தின் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட அளவு
• Translator English - Marathi: डेमी
• Translator English - Turkish: demi boy kâğıt
• Translator English - Italian: demy
• Translator English - Polish: Demy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Демі
• Translator English - Romanian: Demy
• Translator English - Greek: Demy
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Demy
• Translator English - Swedish: Demy
• Translator English - Norwegian: Demy

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMY»

Discover the use of demy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Answers to Common Questions about the End Times

Introducing a new series of quick reference guides that answer the most-asked questions about the Christian faith

Timothy J. Demy, Thomas Ice

Answers to Common Questions about Heaven & Eternity

Introducing a new series of quick reference guides that answer the most-asked questions about the Christian faith.Book previously published as What the Bible Teaches About Heaven & Eternity.

Timothy J. Demy, Thomas Ice

Fast Facts on Bible Prophecy from A to Z

Thomas Ice, Timothy J. Demy. Orthodox, Protestantism, and even the cults. Christendom includes true believers and mere professors, the wheat and the tares growing up together (Matthew 13:24-30). Each of these two aspects of the church ...

Thomas Ice, Timothy J. Demy, 2004

Incredible But True

SELF-IMPROVEMENT. Demy size, pp: 155 Demy size, pp: 128 Demy size, pp: 176 Demy size, pp: 176 Demy size, pp: 136 Demy size, pp: 176 POSTAGE: RS. 15 TO 251- EACH SELF-IMPROVEMENT m Demy size, pp: 104 Demy size, pp: 176.

Harish Yadav, 1993

Judo Karate

S.C. Kapoor. SELF-IMPROVEMENT How to Remain Ever Happy How to Control MIND Stress-Free (oO\- r g& SELF-IMPROVEMENT/QUOTATIONS & PROVERBS >Un INLERSH YOUR HIDDEN POTENTIAL 3t<0ap< tea*. Demy size, pp: 128 ...

S.C. Kapoor, 1989

Fun with Numbers

FUN, FACTS, HUMOUR, MAGIC, HOBBIES/QUOTATIONS Demy size, pp: 115 also available In Hindi Demy size, pp: 152 Demy size, pp: 112 Demy size, pp: 104 Demy size, pp: 115 Demy size, pp: 12< also available in Hindi also available In ...

Amit Garg, 1993

A Grammar of the Greek Language, Designed to Place Before ...

In demy 12cm, boards, price ls. 6d. HOMER. — 12. — Odyssey, xix. to xxiv. ; and Hymns, with English Notes. In demy 12m0, boards, price 2s. PLATO.— 13.— Apology, Crito, and Phaedo, with English Notes. In demy l2mo, hoards, price 15.

Hans Claude Hamilton, 1858

Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, in Theory and Practice ...

H OMER.—9.—Odyssey, i. to vi., with English Notes. ~ In demy 12mo, boards, price ls. 6d. ' ' HOMER—iO.-Odyssey, to xii, with English Notes. In demy 12mo, boards, price 1s._6il. _ I_ _ HOMER.~—-II.-—Odyssey,xiii.to xVIii.WIth English Notes.

John Radford Young, 1858

Love, Mortality and the Moving Image

In Jacquot de Nantes, images of Demy living are interspersed through the film. There are different orders of images, with different scales. As well as the remarkable closeup footage, there are differently scaled images of Demy working at home ...

Emma Wilson, 2012

The Red Tin Roof

RUKUN ADVANI Beethoven Among the Cows Demy 8vo, 240pp., Rs 125 BANKIMCHANDRA CHATTERJEE Rajmohan's Wife Crown 8vo, 170 pp., Rs 95 KEKI N. DARUWALLA The Minister for Permanent Unrest & Other Stories Demy 8vo, ...

‎1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMY»

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8ID Conducts 1st Semester Internal Peace and Security Operations …

Demy T. Tejares, Assistant Division Commander; Col. Leoncio A. Cirunay Jr., 801st Brigade Commander; Col. Dinoh A. Dolina, 802nd Brigade ... «Samar News.com, Jul 15»

MFA's French film festival offers Deneuve and more

... Jacques Demy and Agnès Varda, screening on July 11 to coincide with a local historical and nautical celebration. A replica of The Hermione, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (2015)

This was the world premiere of a symphonic concert version of the Jacques Demy film, presented live at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris (and ... «Audiophile Audition, Jul 15»

Jack Hunt: Sheffield Wednesday sign Crystal Palace full-back

Meanwhile, the Owls are also understood to be close to agreeing a deal with ex-Netherlands international midfielder Demy De Zeeuw, 32, who ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

Abhishek Bachchan to judge a film fest

... executive dean, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology, Hollywood producer Charles Fries, and Anne Demy-Geroe, a film ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»

Sportsday - football transfer news

... and Rotherham last season. The BBC also understands that the Owls are close to signing Dutch midfielder Demy De Zeeuw, 32, who is currently a free agent. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

Report: Demy de Zeeuw on trial at Sheffield Wednesday

It is reported that De Zeeuw will be training with Sheffield Wednesday in the coming days to prove himself to his prospective new employer. «HITC, Jul 15»

'Sheppie not neglected' - HCM

A service provider, Masidlale Sonke Sport andamp; Development Aca-demy has been appointed to manage the Port Shepstone Borough ... «News24, Jul 15»

London: Raymond Cauchetier's New Wave at James Hyman Gallery

Cauchetier subsequently collaborated with all those other innovators – among them Claude Chabrol, Jacques Demy, and François Truffaut ... «The Eye of Photography, Jun 15»

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Not rated, 91 min. Directed by Jacques Demy., Starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel and Ellen Farner. This cinematic pop ... «Austin Chronicle, Jun 15»