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aff. a combining form meaning “two,”“double”: diamide; dicotyledon; dihedronCompare dis- II•Etymology: < Gk, comb. form repr. dís twice, double, akin to dýo two . Cf. bi- I, twi- IIdi-aff.var. of dis- I before b, d, l, m, n, r, s, v, and sometimes g and j:digest; divide[/ex]IIIdi-aff.var. of dia- before a vowel:diorama[/ex]
From formal English to slang. 2014.