DIPTYCH


Meaning of DIPTYCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdip-(ˌ)tik ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin diptycha, plural, from Greek, from neuter plural of diptychos folded in two, from di- + ptychē fold

Date: 1622

1. : a 2-leaved hinged tablet folding together to protect writing on its waxed surfaces

2. : a picture or series of pictures (as an altarpiece) painted or carved on two hinged tablets

3. : a work made up of two matching parts

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.