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di

1
or Di

[ dee ]

preposition

  1. from; of: used in Italian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin:

    Conte di Savòia.



di-

2
  1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “two,” “twice,” “double” ( diphthong ); on this model, freely used in the formation of compound words ( dicotyledon; dipolar ) and in chemical terms ( diatomic; disulfide ).

di

3

[ dee ]

noun

Music.
  1. a tone in the ascending chromatic scale between do and re.

di-

4
  1. variant of dis- 1 before b, d, l, m, n, r, s, v, and sometimes g and j: digest; divide.

di-

5
  1. variant of dia- before a vowel:

    diorama.

Di

6

[ dahy ]

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Diana.

Di

7
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. didymium.

DI

8
  1. Department of the Interior.
  2. drill instructor.

di.

9
or dia

abbreviation for

  1. diameter.

DI

1

abbreviation for

  1. Defence Intelligence
  2. Detective Inspector
  3. Donor Insemination
“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

Di

2

the chemical symbol for

  1. didymium
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di-

3

prefix

  1. twice; two; double

    dicotyledon

    1. containing two specified atoms or groups of atoms

      dimethyl ether

      carbon dioxide

    2. a nontechnical equivalent of bi- 1
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di-

4

combining_form

  1. variant of dia-

    diopter

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徱–

  1. A prefix that means “two,” “twice,” or “double.” It is used commonly in chemistry, as in dioxide, a compound having two oxygen atoms.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of di1

< Italian < Latin ŧ

Origin of di2

Middle English Latin < Greek, combining form representing í twice, double, akin to ý two. See bi- 1, twi-

Origin of di3

Perhaps alteration of do 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of di1

via Latin from Greek, from dis twice, double, related to duo two. Compare bi- 1
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Antonio di Natale was capped 42 times for Italy and played in the final of Euro 2012.

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Giovanni Di Lorenzo appeared to be fouled, but, after a review by the video assistant referee, the decision was overturned.

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It will star Sally Bretton, who plays both Lee's wife Lucy in Not Going Out and DI Humphrey Goodman's wife Martha Lloyd in Beyond Paradise - so will see both worlds collide.

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The Tasso di Matari in Sardinia, Italy, is one of the island's oldest yew trees, standing for centuries in the Supramonte di Urzulei.

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Arsenal were beaten 2-0 by Real Madrid in their Women's Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, in a match played in dreadful conditions at the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano.

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