diadem
[ dahy-uh-dem ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌdɛm /
noun
a crown.
a cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels, formerly worn by monarchs in Asia Minor and other parts of the East.
royal dignity or authority.
verb (used with object)
to adorn with or as if with a diadem; crown.
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Origin of diadem
1250–1300; Middle English diademe (< Anglo-French) < Latin diadēma < Greek diádēma fillet, band, equivalent to diadē- (verbid stem of diadeîn to bind round + -ma noun suffix
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diadem
/ (ˈdaɪəˌdɛm) /
noun
a royal crown, esp a light jewelled circlet
royal dignity or power
verb
(tr) to adorn or crown with or as with a diadem
Word Origin for diadem
C13: from Latin diadēma, from Greek: fillet, royal headdress, from diadein to bind around, from dia- + dein to bind
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Word Origin and History for diadem
diadem
late 13c., from Old French diademe and directly from Latin diadema "cloth band worn around the head as a sign of royalty," from Greek diadema, from diadein "to bind across," from dia- "across" (see dia-) + dein "to bind," related to desmos "band," from PIE *de- "to bind." Used of the headband worn by Persian kings and adopted by Alexander the Great and his successors.
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