What is "demi"

Demy \De*my"\, n.; pl. Demies. [See Demi-.]

1. A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See under Paper.

2. A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. [Written also demi.]

   He was elected into Magdalen College as a demy; a term by which that society denominates those elsewhere called ``scholars,'' young men who partake of the founder's benefaction, and succeed in their order to vacant fellowships.
   --Johnson.

n. 1 (alternative spelling of demy English) 2 (context slang English) a fifty pence piece. 3 A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, 1/2 the volume of a standard bottle; a split.

Demi is a prefix meaning " half", loaned from French; for example, demi frere which means "half brother" or demi soeur which means "half sister". Demi-glace is made by simmering and reducing by half a mixture of half brown stock and half espagnole sauce.

Demi also has Latin roots as a feminine given name, originally a nickname form of Demetria, the feminine form of the masculine name Demetrius, which is itself the Latin and English spelling of Greek name Demetrios.

Demi is uncommon as a surname. People with the given name Demi include:

• Demi Lovato (b. 1992), American actress and singer-songwriter
• Demi (author) (b. 1942), American children's book author
• Demi Delia (b. 1967), adult actress
• Demi Moore (b. 1962), American actress
• Demi Orimoloye (b. 1997), Canadian baseball player
• Demy (singer) (b. 1991), Greek singer

Demi is a house music DJ and producer from London, England. He is most well known for his Deeper Substance parties and currently runs the record label Deeper Substance Records. He is currently working on an album and mix compilation project with Omid 16B and Desyn Masiello.

Demi was originally interested in hip hop until he discovered house music in 1997. Demi's first gig came in 2000 at a beach in Bali, Indonesia where he played to a crowd of 1500 people. He has since played at many clubs including Heaven in London, Crobar in New York City, and Pacha. In 2005, Demi released his first single, "Gearbox", on Deeper Substance which featured Demi's "Original Mix" and a remix by 16 Bit Lolitas. This was followed by the single "D-Drive" the following year, which featured a remix by Justas Xara.

Demi, a prefix meaning "half", may refer to:

Demi (born Charlotte Dumaresq Hunt; September 2, 1942) is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. During her career she has published over 300 titles.

Demi is the fourth studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on May 10, 2013, by Hollywood Records. Looking to transition from her self-described "generic" third album Unbroken (2011), Lovato wanted to make her fourth album to "have songs that excited her". The album incorporates pop with elements of synthpop, and bubblegum pop. The album was recorded between 2012 and 2013, when Lovato served as a judge on the second season from the American version of The X Factor.

Demi received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented Lovato's vocal performance. The album debuted number three on the US Billboard 200 with the first-week sales of 110,000 copies—the highest first-week album sales of Lovato's career. The album also reached the top five in Canada, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and Spain. The album's lead single, " Heart Attack" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Lovato's third US top 10 single. Second single " Made in the USA" peaked at number 80, while later singles " Neon Lights" and " Really Don't Care" both reached the top 40 peaking at 36 and 26.

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