"demi" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈdeː.miː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈdɛː.mi] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: dēmī [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: See dēmos (“a tract of land”, “[the common] people”). Head templates: {{head|la|noun form|g=m|head=dēmī}} dēmī m
  1. inflection of dēmos:
    genitive singular
    Tags: form-of, genitive, singular Form of: dēmos
    Sense id: en-demi-la-noun-GE0eDdHz Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 39 12
  2. inflection of dēmos:
    nominative/vocative plural
    Tags: form-of, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: dēmos
    Sense id: en-demi-la-noun-c5dfPPbe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [ˈdeː.miː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈdɛː.mi] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: dēmī [canonical]
Etymology: See dēmō (“I remove, take away, or subtract”). Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=dēmī}} dēmī
  1. present passive infinitive of dēmō Tags: form-of, infinitive, passive, present Form of: dēmō
    Sense id: en-demi-la-verb-~aVFP1w7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "ipa": "[ˈdɛː.mi]",
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