di-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Prefix 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 See also 2 Mandarin 2.1 Prefix 2.1.1 Alternative spellings 2.1.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dis), “‘twice’”).

[edit] Prefix

di-

1. Meaning two, twice or double.

   dioxide

2. A form of dia- before a vowel.

   dielectric

3. An occasionally used form of dis-.

[edit] Related terms

• dicotyledon
• digamma
• diglot
• digraph
• dioxide
• dipole
• disulfate
• disyllable
• dizygotic

[edit] See also

• duo-
• bi-
• dwi-
• twi-

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Prefix

di- (Pinyin di4-, traditional and simplified 第)

1. marker of ordinal numerals

[edit] Alternative spellings

• di

[edit] Derived terms

• di-yi
• di-er
• di-san