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diadem

/ˈdaɪəˌdem/DIGH-uh-dem
/ˈdaɪəˌdɛm/DIGH-uh-dem

Meaningheadband

Common meaning: crown or royal headband

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DA‘bind’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 146, p. 735 · scan
  2. Greekdiadēma‘headband’source
  3. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsheadband → crowndiademe‘crown’source
  4. Englishdiadem‘crown or royal headband’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek diadēma ‘headband’.

Roots

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