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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
demī
n. & combining element
21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A half (of a certain measure or unit); (b) a Scottish gold coin [see quots.]; (c)
her.
half-and-half, party.
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vaunt-
combining element
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A combining element with the meanings ‘forward, front’ or ‘in front, before’ in at least ten nouns, along with two verbs and a gerund either related to or derived from them. Five of the nouns are…
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