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demi-pension

[ duh-mee-pahn-syawn ]
/ də mi pɑ̃ˈsyɔ̃ /

noun French.

an arrangement whereby a guest or resident pays, usually at a fixed rate, for room, breakfast, and one other daily meal offered in a hotel or boardinghouse; half board.Compare modified American plan.
an arrangement whereby a student takes the midday meal offered at a school.

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Nearby words

demi-cannon, demi-culverin, demi-détourné, demi-hunter, demi-monde, demi-pension, demi-plié, demi-pointe, demi-sec, demi-vierge, demibastion
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British Dictionary definitions for demi-pension

demi-pension

/ French (dəmipɑ̃sjɔ̃) /

noun

another name for half board
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012