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demonstration

noun

1 demonstration

A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view:
— He gave the customer a demonstration.

synonyms: presentation, presentment.

Roget 478: demonstration, proof, rigorous proof; conclusiveness etc. adj.; apodeixis, apodixis, probation, comprobation.    logic of facts etc. (evidence) ... show more

Roget 882: ostentation, display, show, flourish, parade, etalage [Fr.], pomp, array, state, solemnity; dash, splash, splurge, glitter, ... show more

Dutch: demonstratie, presentatie
Polish: demonstracja

2 demonstration

A show of military force or preparedness.

3 demonstration

A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature):
— There were violent demonstrations against the war.

synonym: manifestation.

Roget 525: manifestation; plainness etc. adj.; plain speaking; expression; showing etc. v.; exposition, demonstration; exhibition, production; display, ... show more

Dutch: protestmars, betoging, demonstratie, manifestatie, protestbetoging
Polish: manifestacja, demonstracja

4 demonstration

Proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion.

synonym: monstrance.

5 demonstration

A visual presentation showing how something works:
— The lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations.
— The lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response.

synonym: demo.

Dutch: demo, demonstratie


Moby thesaurus: absolute indication, allegorization, alphabet, art, beef, bitch, blazon, blueprint, boycott, bravura, brilliancy, burden of proof, case, case in point, challenge, charactering, characterization, chart, choreography, citation ... show more.

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