diptych
diptych definition
dip·tych (dip′tik′)
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
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.
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