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

di-

²

prefix

1. twice; two; double

   dicotyledon

2. 1. containing two specified atoms or groups of atoms

      carbon dioxide

      dimethyl ether

   2. a nontechnical equivalent of bi- 1

di-

³

combining_form

1. See dia-
   variant of dia-

   diopter

Di

⁴

the chemical symbol for

1. didymium

di–

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of di¹

< Italian < Latin dē

Origin of di²

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

Origin of di³

Perhaps alteration of do ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of di¹

via Latin from Greek, from dis twice, double, related to duo two. Compare bi- ¹

Example Sentences

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Di Giovanni thought “He wrote Spanish while in his ear he heard English.”

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But la-di-da people also buy that water in Fiji and have it shipped thousands of miles, so maybe they would have been fine.

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Francesco Bussone di Carmagnola, count de Castlenuovo, executed.

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Fecit dextera Di virtutem: non est mortuus, sed vixit; & nunc incolumis narrat opera Di.

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Why therefore did the elder Amati, contemporary and probably pupil of Gaspar di Salo, change the model and size of the instrument?

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And all the fal-lals and di-does they larn em in high school now doesnt amount to a row of pins in practical life.

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