DIADEM


Meaning of DIADEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdī-ə-ˌdem, -dəm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English diademe, from Anglo-French, from Latin diadema, from Greek diadēma, from diadein to bind around, from dia- + dein to bind; akin to Sanskrit dāman rope

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : crown 2 ; specifically : a royal headband

b. : crown 6a(1)

2. : something that adorns like a crown

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