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Definition of demi-sec adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

demi-sec

adjective

/ˌdemi ˈsek/

/ˌdemi ˈsek/

(from French)

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(of wine) fairly dry
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘half-dry’.

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