Definitions for di-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
DI
drill instructor.
Di*
didymium.
Category: Chemistry
* Chem. Symbol..
di-
a combining form meaning “two,”“double”: diamide; dicotyledon; dihedron.
Category: Affix
Ref: Compare dis-2. 3 2
Origin of di-:
< Gk, comb. form repr. dís twice, double, akin to dýotwo . Cf. bi -1, twi -
di-
digest; divide.
Category: Affix
Ref: var. of dis-1 3 1 before b, d, l, m, n, r, s, v, and sometimes g and j:
di-
diorama.
Category: Affix
Ref: var. of dia- 1 before a vowel:
di.
diameter.
Category: Math
Webster Dictionary
Di-(u)
a prefix, signifying twofold, double, twice
Di-(u)
denoting two atoms, radicals, groups, or equivalents, as the case may be. See Bi-, 2
Di-(u)
a prefix denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder, across. Before a vowel dia-becomes di-; as, diactinic; dielectric, etc
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