diptych
noun
- an ancient writing tablet made up of a hinged pair of wooden or ivory pieces folding to protect the inner waxed writing surfaces
- a picture painted or carved on two hinged tablets
- anything consisting of two parallel or contrasting parts
See diptych in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭpˈtĭk)
noun- A work consisting of two painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
- An ancient writing tablet having two leaves hinged together.
- A list of names, originally contained on such a tablet, of living and dead Christians for whom special prayers are made during the liturgy in many eastern and western churches.
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