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单词 demi-world
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demi-worldn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: demi- prefix, world n.
Etymology: < demi- prefix + world n., after French demimonde demi-monde n. Compare half-world n. (b) at half adj. Compounds 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdemi-ˌworld.
= demi-monde n.Apparently an isolated use.
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demirepdom1839
demi-monde1855
demi-world1862
1862 Times 3 Sept. 5/5 The bye-world..which the French call the demi-monde..The demi-world or bye-world is an alluring theme.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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