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Word: Demand
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French demande (noun), demander (verb), from Latin demandare ‘hand over, entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘demand’), from de- ‘formally’ + mandare ‘to order’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈmɑːnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right
Short Definition:insistent request
Examples:- a series of demands for far-reaching reforms
Word: Demand
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈmɑːnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
ask authoritatively or brusquely
Short Definition:ask authoritatively
Examples:- ‘Where is she?’ he demanded
- the police demanded that he give them the names
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