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Demonstration

//dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something. countable, uncountable

    "[VV]e are able with playne demonſtration to proue, and vvith reaſon to perſvvade that in tymes paſt our fayth vvas alike, that then vve preached thinges correſpondent vnto the forme of faith already published of vs, ſo that none in this behalfe can repyne or gaynesay vs."

  2. 2
    a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.; A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner. countable, slang, uncountable
  4. 4
    a show of military force or preparedness wordnet
  5. 5
    An event at which something will be demonstrated. countable, uncountable

    "I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared."

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  1. 6
    a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) wordnet
  2. 7
    Expression of one's feelings by outward signs. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion wordnet
  4. 9
    A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march. countable, uncountable

    "It's produced tremendous activism and backlash: there's been all sorts of demonstrations and mobilizations in civil society, there's been examples from the people from the Administration being heckled in a restaurant or not served in a restaurant, there's been a growing crescendo of conversation about what that means."

  5. 10
    a visual presentation showing how something works wordnet
  6. 11
    A show of military force. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A proof. countable, uncountable

    "He read the proposition. […] So he reads the demonstration of it, which referred him back to such a proposition,; which proposition he read."

Etymology

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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