| NOUN | act | demonstration, presentation, presentment | a show or display |
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| act | demonstration | a show of military force or preparedness | |
| act | demonstration, manifestation | a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) | |
| communication | demonstration, monstrance | proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion | |
| communication | demonstration, demo | a visual presentation showing how something works |
| Sounds | deh.mahnstrey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view. | |
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| Example | "he gave the customer a demonstration" | |
| Synonyms | presentation, presentment | |
| Narrower | counterdemonstration | A demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration |
| exhibition | The act of exhibiting | |
| exposure | presentation to view in an open or public manner | |
| lecture demonstration | presentation of an example of what the lecturer / lecturer is discoursing / discoursing about | |
| performance | The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment | |
| Broader | show | The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining |
| Spanish | demonstración, demostración, entrega, presentación | |
| Catalan | demostració, presentació | |
| Verbs | demonstrate | give an exhibition of to an interested audience |
| Meaning | A show of military force or preparedness. | |
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| Example | "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations" | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | show | The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining |
| Spanish | demostración | |
| Meaning | A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature). | |
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| Example | "there were violent demonstrations against the war" | |
| Synonym | manifestation | |
| Category | politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| Instances | Boston Tea Party | demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped / dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor |
| Narrower | protest march | Occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license |
| work-in | Occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory | |
| Broader | protest, objection, dissent | The act of protesting |
| Spanish | manifestación | |
| Catalan | manifestació | |
| Verbs | demonstrate | march in protest |
| Meaning | proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion. | |
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| Synonym | monstrance | |
| Broader | proof | A formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
| Meaning | A visual presentation showing how something works. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | demo | |
| Narrower | display, show | Something intended to communicate a particular impression |
| exemplification, illustration | showing by example | |
| expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion | expression without words | |
| Broader | visual communication | communication that relies on vision |
| Spanish | demo, demostración | |
| Catalan | demo, demostració | |
| Verbs | demonstrate | give an exhibition of to an interested audience |
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