demy

ˈdiːmi

demies

Definition

Definition of demy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

stationery sheet

Dated

writing paper size, 15½ by 20 or 16 by 21 inches

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She wrote the letter on demy paper.

paper size

stationery

writing paper

scholarship holder

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one holding a demyship at Magdalen College, Oxford

Dated

He became a demy at Magdalen College.

bursar

fellow

scholar

binding format

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book size, 8½ by 5½ inches or 11¾ by 85⁄8 inches

Dated

The novel was published in demy octavo.

folio

octavo

quarto

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Origin of demy

Middle English, demen (to judge)

Examples of demy in a sentence

Demy sheets were stacked neatly on the desk.
As a demy, she had access to exclusive resources.
The demy was honored at the annual college dinner.
The textbook was printed in demy format.
Collectors sought the rare demy edition.

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French:demy, boursier, ...
German:Demy-Papier, Demy, ...
Italian:carta demy, demy, ...
Spanish:papel demy, becario, ...
Portuguese:papel demy, demy, ...
Chinese:信纸, 奖学金获得者, ...
Japanese:デミ判, デミー, ...
Arabic:دِيمي, حَامِل مَنْحَة دِيمِي, ...
Hebrew:דֶּמִי, בַּעַל מִלְגָּה, ...
Russian:формат деми, стипендиат, ...
Ukrainian:демі, стипендіат, ...
Hindi:डेमी कागज, डेमी, ...
Bengali:ডেমি কাগজ, ডেমি, ...
Catalan:demy, becari, ...
Czech:formát papíru demy, demy, ...
Danish:demy-papir, demy-stipendiat, ...
Dutch:demy-papier, beurshouder aan Magdalen College, ...
Greek:χαρτί demy, υπότροφος, ...
Hungarian:demy méretű papír, ösztöndíjas, ...
Khmer:ទំហំក្រដាសសម្រាប់សរសេរដែលមានទំហំ ១៥កន្លះ គុណនឹង ២០ ឬ ១៦ គុណនឹង ២១ អ៊ីញ, អ្នកទទួលអាហារូបករណ៍ដេមីនៅមហាវិទ្យាល័យម៉ាដលិន នៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យអកស្វ័រដ៍, ...
Korean:데미, 장학생, ...
Persian:دمی, دِمی, ...
Polish:papier demy, stypendysta, ...
Portuguese (BR):papel demy, demy, ...
Romanian:hârtie demy, bursier demy, ...
Swedish:demy-papper, stipendiat, ...
Thai:กระดาษเดมี่, ผู้ได้รับทุนการศึกษา, ...
Turkish:demy kağıdı, yarı burslu, ...
Vietnamese:giấy demy, người giữ học bổng demy, ...

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