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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•my (di mī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. - a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- (in England) a size of printing paper, 17½ × 22½ in. (44 × 57 cm).
- a size of drawing or writing paper, 15½ (39 cm) or 15 × 20 in. (38 × 51 cm) in England, 16 × 21 in. (41 × 53 cm) in the U.S.
- PrintingAlso called demy′ octa′vo. a size of book, about 5½ × 83⁄4 in. (14 × 48 cm), untrimmed. Abbr.: demy 8vo
- PrintingAlso called demy′ quar′to. [Chiefly Brit.]a size of book, about 83⁄4 × 11 in. (22 × 28 cm), untrimmed. Abbr.: demy 4to
- 1400–50; late Middle English demi, demy; see demi-
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: demy /dɪˈmaɪ/ n ( pl -mies)- a size of printing paper, 17½ by 22½ inches (444.5 × 571.5 mm)
- a size of writing paper, 15½ by 20 inches (Brit) (393.7 × 508 mm) or 16 by 21 inches (US) (406.4 × 533.4 mm)
Etymology: 16th Century: see demi- |