demonstration
/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.06 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[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."
- "I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared."
- "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."
- "Even when there had been hecklers, Victor and other members would focus on setting up their demonstration — signs reading “Let them go now,” and posters bearing the faces of 58 hostages still being held in Gaza."
- "Demetriez McCants stood in a protest holding a placard saying “No justice, no peace”. He was a friend of Christopher Thompkins, and had joined a demonstration of his supporters and relatives."
- "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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: demonstracioun, demonstration, dēmōnstrātiō
- Suffix: demonstrate
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/
- British English: /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/