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diptote
[ dip-toht ]
/ Ëdɪp toÊt /
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noun
a substantive declined in only two cases, especially when occurring in a language in which this is less than the normal number.
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Origin of diptote
1605â15; <Late Latin diptÅtos noun with only two cases <Greek, equivalent to di-di-1 + -ptÅtos, verbid of pÃptein to fall; compare ptÅsis accidence, literally, falling
Words nearby diptote
dipteral, dipteran, dipterocarpaceous, dipteron, dipterous, diptote, diptych, dipylidiasis, Dipylidium caninum, dipyramid, dipyridamole
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