transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪˈmjuə ]
adj. (demurer, demurest) 1 composed, quiet, and reserved; modest. 2 affectedly shy and quiet; coy. 3 decorous (a demure high collar). øødemurely adv. demureness n. [ME, perh. f. AF demur÷ f. OF demor÷ past part. of demorer remain, stay (as DEMUR): infl. by OF meâr f. L maturus ripe]