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US
/ˈdɛmoʊ/
]
[ UK /dˈɛməʊ/ ]
[ UK /dˈɛməʊ/ ]
VERB
-
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
She shows her dogs frequently
We will demo the new software in Washington
NOUN
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a visual presentation showing how something works
the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response
the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations
How To Use demo In A Sentence
- Liberal democracy is a fraud, a cover for the power of the elite. Times, Sunday Times
- Note that you'll be able to find the demonstration projects themselves as open-source projects on the companion site to the column (see Resources).
- Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
- There is so much to enjoy here that it is a pity that a good deal of the information imparted is demonstrably wrong. The Times Literary Supplement
- If you interview a lot of conservative Democrats, even in states like Texas, you know, New Mexico, they are very concerned that Hillary Clinton on the top of the ticket would really kind of depress voter turnout and ultimately affect a lot of down ballot races. CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2008
- The security police quickly squelched an extremely rare public demonstration demanding political reform on Monday, the 41st anniversary of the Baath Party's seizure of power here.
- Country pursuits on offer include sheep-racing, woodcarving with chainsaws, small-bore rifle-shooting, wool-spinning, bee demonstrations, candle-making and ferret-racing.
- The demonstration is set for Sunday to coincide with World AIDS Day.
- Everyone needed time to take stock after the most prestigious solo race had turned into a demolition derby. Times, Sunday Times
- Just the other day, I was almost run over by a two-wheeling speed demon who felt that a four-way stop applied to everyone but him and his Schwinn. Keith Ecker: Bikers vs. Drivers vs. Pedestrians: The War Wages On