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di·esis (dī′ə sis)

noun pl. dieses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

double dagger

Etymology: L < Gr < diienai, to send through < dia-, through + hienai, to send: see jet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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