Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- The chemical symbol of the metal didymium.
- [lowercase] An abbreviation of Latin dimidius, half.
- A prefix of Latin origin, the form of dis- before certain consonants: see dis-. In some words in earlier English the prefixes di- and de- often interchanged; whence in modern English some with original de- have now also or only di-, as divest, while others with original di- have now de-, as devise, device, etc.
- A prefix of Greek origin, cognate with bi- (which see), and meaning ‘two-,’ ‘twofold,’ ‘double,’ as in dipterous, two-winged, diptych, a two-leaved tablet, diarchy, government by two, etc. In chemistry it denotes that a compound contains two units of the element or radical to which di- is prefixed: as, manganese dioxid, MnO2, a compound of one atom of manganese and two of oxygen.
- A prefix of Greek origin, the form of dia- before a vowel. See
dia- .
Wiktionary
- n. A Roman numeral representing five hundred and one (501).
- n. Plural form of deus.
Examples
“I wuz eben humming da Di di di di…di di….di di….ddiiii!”
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“-- _Ragguagli sulla Vita e sulle Opere di Marin Sanuto, &c. Intitolati dall 'amicizia di_ _uno”
“Angeli_, 3, 10, 15, 16, etc. _La selva d 'un luogo deserto del val di Spoleto_ (Carceri?), 4; _selva di Forano_, 42. _di”
“_Camerotti di sotto_, and _di soprà_, (Venetian prisons), _iv.”
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“The preposition di is used 'in wds of Gk origin or in Eng. formations modelled on them, w. the sense”
Making Visible: The Diorama, the Double and the (Gothic) Subject
“Mapë'di is a black mass that grows in the husk of an ear of corn; it is what you say white men call corn smut fungus.”
“There's a saying in Italian, di mamma ce n'è una sola …, there's only one mother, in other words, you only have one mother …”
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“Pada saat ku telusuri ternyata manusia itu hidup beraneka ragam dalam membuat suatu surat, terlepas surat sendiri berasal dari bahasa jawa kono yang asalnya dari kata sumadya rasa tumukul (sudah siap rasa di sampaikan) menurut filsafat kata surat dalam bahasa Indonesia, begitu pula jika kita telusri suatu perintah Tuhan yang bernama sholat dalam agama Islam, dimana ada sholat yang bernama sholat syaikhul Uhud atau pedang nomor satu yang termasuk kata gori sholat khusus, dengan jumlah rakaatnya 111 rokaat satu salam dengan tata cara stelah membaca Surat Alfateha membaca surat Al Qodar, dan pada saat ruku dan sujud membaca Rabbana dholamna anfusana wa illam taghfirlana lanakunnana minas khosyirin di baca tiga kali, adalah suatu amalan para waliyulloh-waliyulloh yang dapat dijadkan perasai dalam hidup ini yang datangnya dari surat perintah alloh SWT terhadap nabi Muhammad dan para rasulnya untuk tetap eksis di hamparan perdana Tuhan yang bernama bumi ini, atau tatkala kita membaca Al qur-an yang berbunyi Hai orang-orang yang beriman berruku dan bersujudlah pada Tuhan pencipta Alam semesta ini didalam surat as sajadah kemudia kita membaca Subhanalloh walhamdu lillah wa illa haillallohu Alloh huakbar sebanyak tiga kali, itu juga manisfestasi surat perintah tuhan terhadap hambanya yang bernama manusia itu sendiri.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘di’.
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FUN - Beatles song titles
Typical words from Beatles song titles. Can you recreate the titles?
(Grammatical words have been omitted)another, three, place, work, eyes, new, said, give, face, day, going, like and 388 more...
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Words Denied by Scrabble on my iPhone
trampoo, moar, scrubby, quan, bip, pes, swimg, swurm, waner, culh, hutt, tulb and 10 more...
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Jamaican Glossary
The liner notes that accompany Papa San's dancehall album God & i include this thoughtful list of Jamaican-to-American translations, to aid in understanding what the heck he's saying in each song.
yah, yeh, yuy, woulda, wort, wid, wi, wes', wen, whey, wau, wanda and 151 more...
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Jamaican patois
"I and I plant the corn..."
i and i, rudeboy, ragamuffin, youth, dem, jamrock, jamden, fat 'matic, likkle, tuff, whe, inna and 132 more...
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I Live a (SOWPODS) Hardscrabble Life
aa, ad, ae, ah, ai, am, an, ar, as, at, aw, ax and 168 more...
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en chantant la gamme
the gamut of solfege and the Indian sargam
do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, sa, ga, ma, pa, dha and 14 more...
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Two-letter words banned in (American)...
Seventy two-letter words that are not in The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th edition (compared to 101 that are in OSPD4, as listed by robotjohnny.) Most are found as headwords in larger d...
ac, af, bb, bs, ce, co, cs, da, di, ds, du, dy and 58 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for di.
mollusque A plural of "deus" (SOWPODS); a tone in bobization (under which it is listed in MW3). Dec 6, 2007