DIPTYCH


Meaning of DIPTYCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdɪptɪk ]

n. 1 a painting, esp. an altarpiece, on two hinged usu. wooden panels which may be closed like a book. 2 an ancient writing-tablet consisting of two hinged leaves with waxed inner sides. [LL diptycha f. Gk diptukha (as DI-(1), ptukhe fold)]

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