Added 9 October 2026
demonstration
/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/ noun
In Latin: demonstratio Wiktionary
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- The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something. A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner. (clarification of this definition is needed)
- A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner. (clarification of this definition is needed)
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An event at which something will be demonstrated.
I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.
Origin
From Middle English demonstracioun, from Old French demonstration, from Latin dēmōnstrātiōnem, from dēmōnstrāre (“show or explain”), from dē- (“of or concerning”) + mōnstrāre (“show”). Morphologically demonstrate + -ion.
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