Definition of demy Demy
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We found 8 definitions of demy from 4 different sources.
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Wiktionary 
- demy (Noun)
A printing printing-paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches. - demy (Noun)
Shortened form of demyship.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- demy (n.)
A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See under Paper. - demy (n.)
A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. - demy (a.)
Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as, a demy book.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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demy
de-mī′, n. a size of paper 22½ by 17½ in.; in the United States 21 by 16 in. [Fr. demi—L. dimidium, half—di, apart, medius, the middle.] -
demy
de-mī′, n. a holder of certain scholarships in Magdalen College, Oxford.—n. Demy′ship. [Ety. same as above.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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demy
In heraldry, an animal is said to be demi when only the upper or fore half of it is represented.
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