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diadem definition

dia·dem (dī′ə dem′, -dəm)

noun

  1. a crown
  2. an ornamental cloth headband worn as a crown
  3. royal power, authority, or dignity

Etymology: ME & OFr diademe < L diadema < Gr diadēma, a band, fillet < dia-, through + IE *demn, a band < base *de-, to bind > Gr dein

transitive verb

to put a diadem on; crown

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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