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demerara
Demerara window
demerger
demerit
demerit goods
Demerol
demersal
demesne
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demi-pension
demi-sec
demibastion
demigod
demigoddess
demijohn
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demilitarised zone
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demi-
demi-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. half
demivolte
2. partly
demigod
[Via Old French< Latin dimidius "split in two" < dis- "apart" + medius "half"]
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