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- [dem-uh n-strey-shuh n]
- /ˌdɛm ənˈstreɪ ʃən/
- /ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dem-uh n-strey-shuh n]
- /ˌdɛm ənˈstreɪ ʃən/
Definitions of demonstration word
- countable noun demonstration A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something. 3
- countable noun demonstration A demonstration of something is a talk by someone who shows you how to do it or how it works. 3
- countable noun demonstration A demonstration of a fact or situation is a clear proof of it. 3
- countable noun demonstration A demonstration of a quality or feeling is an expression of it. 3
- noun demonstration the act of demonstrating 3
- noun demonstration proof or evidence leading to proof 3
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Origin of demonstration
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English demonstracioun < Latin dēmonstrātiōn- (stem of dēmonstrātiō, equivalent to dēmonstrāt(us) (see demonstrate) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Demonstration
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
demonstration popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
demonstration usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for demonstration
noun demonstration
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- testimony — Law. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
- trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
- manifestation — an act of manifesting.
- test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
Antonyms for demonstration
noun demonstration
- concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- contradiction — If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
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