demonstration.
The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
Meaning & usage
The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something. A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner.
An event at which something will be demonstrated.
I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.
Expression of one's feelings by outward signs.
A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.
A show of military force.
A proof.
Where this word comes from
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.
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