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dinwiddie
nounExtremely rare (except as a proper noun)
/ˈdɪnwɪdi/A surname of Scottish origin; also refers to a place name (Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA).
dio cassius
nounC2
/ˌdiːəʊ ˈkæsiəs/The name of a Roman historian who wrote a major history of Rome.
dio chrysostom
nounVery Low / Technical
/ˌdaɪəʊ krɪˈsɒstəm/An ancient Greek orator and philosopher from the 1st century CE.
diocesan
adjectivenounC1
/daɪˈɒsɪsən/relating to a diocese, which is the district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
diocese
nounC2
/ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church.
diocletian
nounC2
/ˌdʌɪ.əˈkliː.ʃ(ə)n/The Roman emperor (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) who reigned from AD 284 to 305.
diode
nounTechnical
/ˈdaɪ.əʊd/An electronic component with two terminals that allows current to flow primarily in one direction.
diode laser
nounC1
/ˈdaɪ.əʊd ˌleɪ.zər/A laser in which the active medium is a semiconductor diode, producing coherent light through electrical excitation.
diodorus siculus
nounC2
/ˌdaɪəˈdɔːrəs ˈsɪkjʊləs/A classical Greek historian (1st century BCE) known for his universal history 'Bibliotheca Historica'.
dioestrus
nounRare / Technical
/daɪˈiːstrəs/A period of sexual inactivity or quiescence between two periods of estrus (heat) in the reproductive cycle of female mammals.
diogenes
nounRare
/daɪˈɒdʒəniːz/A reference to Diogenes of Sinope, a 4th-century BCE Greek Cynic philosopher famous for his ascetic lifestyle and search for an honest man.
diol
nounRare
/ˈdaɪɒl/A chemical compound containing two hydroxyl (-OH) groups.
diolefin
nounVery Low
/daɪˈəʊlɪfɪn/A hydrocarbon containing two double bonds.
diomede islands
plural-nounLow
/ˌdaɪ.ə.miːd ˈaɪ.ləndz/A pair of islands in the Bering Strait, one belonging to Russia (Big Diomede) and one to the United States (Little Diomede).
diomedes
nounC2
/ˌdʌɪə(ʊ)ˈmiːdiːz/A proper noun referring primarily to a Greek hero in Homer's Iliad, known for his courage and martial prowess.
dion
nounExtremely rare / Non-lexical
/ˈdaɪən/An informal, rare, or obsolete term. Most commonly, it is encountered as a proper noun, either as a given name (a variant of Dion) or a surname. As a non-proper noun, it has no established meaning in Modern English and is effectively non-lexical.
dionaea
nounLow
/ˌdʌɪəˈniːə/A genus of carnivorous plants, specifically the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula).
dione
nounVery Low
/daɪˈəʊni/In Greek mythology, a Titaness or oceanid, often considered the mother of Aphrodite by Zeus. In astronomy, a moon of Saturn discovered in 1684.
dionysia
plural-nounLow
/ˌdʌɪəˈnɪzɪə/Ancient Greek festivals held in honour of Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, and theatre.
dionysius
nounVery Low
/ˌdʌɪəˈnɪsɪəs/A male given name of Greek origin, historically borne by several rulers, particularly a tyrant of ancient Syracuse, Sicily.

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