Diptych Definition
dĭptĭk
diptychs
noun
An ancient writing tablet made up of a hinged pair of wooden or ivory pieces folding to protect the inner waxed writing surfaces.
Webster's New World
A picture painted or carved on two hinged tablets.
Webster's New World
Anything consisting of two parallel or contrasting parts.
Webster's New World
A list of names, originally contained on such a tablet, of living and dead Christians for whom special prayers are made during the liturgy in many eastern and western churches.
American Heritage
A catalogue of saints.
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diptych
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diptychsOrigin of Diptych
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Late Latin diptycha from Greek diptukha from neuter pl. of diptukhos folded double di- two di–1 ptukhē fold (from ptussein ptukh- to fold)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin diptycha, plural, from Ancient Greek, neuter plural of δίπτυχος (diptychos, “folded, doubled”), from δι (di) + -πτυχος (-ptychos) (akin to Greek πτυχή (ptychí, “fold, layer”)).
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