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diptych definition

dip·tych (dip′tik′)

noun

  1. an ancient writing tablet made up of a hinged pair of wooden or ivory pieces folding to protect the inner waxed writing surfaces
  2. a picture painted or carved on two hinged tablets
  3. anything consisting of two parallel or contrasting parts

Etymology: LL diptycha, writing tablet of two leaves < Gr, neut. pl. of diptychos, folded < di-, twice + ptychē, a fold < ptyssein, to fold

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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