demonstration

CEFRB1

/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An explanation or display showing how something works.

  2. 02

    noun

    A public protest by a group of people.

Examples

  • Dozens of young people attended the demonstration.

  • Secret police moved among the crowd during the demonstration.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An event at which something will be demonstrated.

  2. The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.

  3. A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner.

More examples

In context

  • The teacher gave a clear demonstration of the chemical reaction.

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

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

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.