See Also: demur(1)(dictionary)
demur(2)(dictionary)
demur 2, noun(dictionary)
demur 1, verb(dictionary)
Endemic(health)
endemic(dictionary)
endemic(dictionary)
endemic(medicine)
endemic syphilis(medicine)
endemic typhus(medicine)

demur(2) (iou) and endemic (iou)


demur(2) (iou)



demur verb. Infl. -rr-. ME.
[Old French demo(u)rer, (also mod.) demeurer, delay, linger, wait from Proto-Romance var. of Latin demorari, from de- DE- 1 + morari tarry, delay.]
verb intrans. & trans. (Cause to) linger, tarry, or delay. ME-L17.
verb intrans.
a. Law. Enter a demurrer. E17.
b. gen. Raise scruples or objections; take exception to or at. M17.
A. Maclaren We can afford to recognise the fact, though we demur to the inference. F. Weldon Butt and Sons at first demurred, but then conceded.
c. verb trans. Object to. rare. E19.
verb intrans. Hesitate, pause in uncertainty. M17-E19.
b. verb trans. Hesitate about. rare. M17-M18.

endemic (iou)



endemic noun & adjective. M17.
[French endemique or mod. Latin endemicus, from Greek endem(i)os, pertaining to a people, native, formed as EN-2 + demos people: see -IC.]
A. noun.
1. An endemic disease. M17.
2. An endemic plant or animal. M20.
B. adjective.
1. (Of a disease, condition, etc.) habitually present in a certain area as a result of permanent local factors; of common occurrence; rife. E18.
J. G. Cozzens An occupational disease, endemic among social-service workers. L. Namier Hurricanes and slave troubles were endemic to the West Indies. G. Steiner Barbarism and political savagery are endemic in human affairs. D. Acheson Curfews, 'roundups', and arrests became endemic.
2. Of a plant or animal: native to, and esp. restricted to, a certain country or area. M19.
endemical adjective = ENDEMIC adjective 1 M17.
endemically adverb in an endemic manner; habitually: M17.
endemicity noun the condition or fact of being endemic L19.
endemism noun endemicity, esp. as regards the geographical distribution of plants and animals L19.