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a combining form appearing in loanwords from French meaning “half” (demilune), “lesser” (demitasse), or sometimes used with a pejorative sense (demimonde); on this model, also prefixed to words of English origin (demigod).
Origin:
< F, comb. form repr. demi (adj.; also n. and adv.) < VL *dīmedius, for L dīmidius half, equiv. to dī- di- 2 + medius middle
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demi- 
early 15c., from O.Fr. demi "half," from L.L. dimedius, from L. dimidius, from dis- "apart" + medius "middle."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

demi- pref.
Half: demilune.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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