dipl-

Variant of diplo-

diplo- definition

diplo- (dip′lō, -lə)

two, double, twin diplococcus
also, before a vowel, dipl-

Etymology: < Gr diploos < di-, di- + IE *-plo-, -fold: see double

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