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diptiek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French diptyque, from Late Latin diptycha, plural, from Ancient Greek δίπτυχα (díptukha), neuter plural of δίπτυχος (díptukhos, folded, doubled).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɪpˈtik/
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  • Hyphenation: dip‧tiek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Noun

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diptiek f or n (plural diptieken, diminutive diptiekje n)

  1. diptych [from 19th c.]
    • 1858, Johan Van Rotterdam, “Eenige groote mannen Belgiës”, in De Vlaemsche School, volume 4, page 183:
      Het Musaeum van Antwerpen bezit een zeer schoonen dubbelen diptiek van Van Memmelinghe, die het jaerteeken van 1499 draegt.
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