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dī-nŭmĕro v. a. to count over, reckon up, enumerate; to count out, pay out dĭ-nummĭum a tax of two dĭnuptĭla a plant dĭo A brother-in-law of the elder Dionysius, of Syracuse, the pupil and friend of P… dĭōbŏlāris adj. that costs; is worth two; the title of a comedy Dĭŏchăres a freedman of Caesar; adj., of Diochares Dĭoclētĭānus a Roman emperor from Dĭŏdōrus A Peripatetic philosopher, a pupil of Critolaüs; A famous dialectician; a well-… Dĭŏdŏtus a Stoic, and teacher of Cicero dĭœcēsis A governor's jurisdiction, a district; a bishop's jurisdiction, a diocese; a pa… dĭœcētes an overseer of the revenue, royal treasurer Dĭŏgĕnes a celebrated Ionian philosopher, pupil of Anaximenes; The well-known Cynic phil… dĭōgmītae a sort of lightarmed frontier troops kept for the pursuit of robbers Dĭŏmēdes A son of Tydeus, king of Aetolia, and Deipyle, the successor of Adrastus in Arg… Dĭōn Dĭōnē The mother of Venus; adj., of Dione; the garment worked by Dione for her daught… dĭōnўmus adj. with a double name Dĭŏnȳsia a noted dancer Dĭŏnȳsĭa Dĭŏnȳsĭăcus Dĭŏnȳsĭas Dĭŏnȳsĭus the name of several celebrated Greeks;; The elder Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse… dĭŏnȳsŏnymphas a plant Dĭŏnȳsŏpŏlītae the inhabitants of Dionysopolis, a city of Magna Phrygia Dĭŏnȳsus the Greek name of Bacchus; adj., of; pertaining to Bacchus;; the festival of Ba… dĭŏpĕtes a sort of frog, rainfrog Dĭŏphănes Of Mitylenae, teacher of Tib. Gracchus; Of Nicaea, a Latin author on husbandry dĭoptra an optical instrument Dĭōryctos a trench; canal, in Acarnania, between Leucadia and the continent dĭōryx a canal Dĭos bălănus a kind of chestnut; the large sweet chestnut Dĭos pneuma a species of rosemary Dĭospўros a plant; stonecrop dĭōta a two-handled vessel, a wine-jar Dĭŏvis the old Italian name for Juppiter diox Dīphĭlus A celebrated Greek comic writer of Sinope, imitated by Plautus; An architect em… diphrўges a kind of slag formed in furnaces when copper is melted diphthongus a diphthong dĭphўes a precious; stone, otherwise unknown dī^plangīum a double vessel dī^plăsĭus adj. twofold, duplicate diplinthĭus adj. two bricks thick dī^plŏïs a double robe to be wrapped around the body, a cloak, mantle dī^plōma a letter folded double; A state letter of recommendation; a document drawn up b… diplōmārĭus one who carried out the imperial letters of recommendation dĭpondĭum dipsăcos the plant teasel dipsas a kind of serpent whose bite causes violent thirst Dipsas a name given to an old bawd diptĕros adj. with two wings diptōta nouns that have only two cases, diptotes diptўcha A writing-tablet of two leaves; The double shell Dĭpўlon a gate at Athens that closed the Ceramicus, and through which one passed in goi… dĭpўros adj. twice burned dī-rādo v. a. to scratch slightly Dīrae the Furies Dirca Dircē A fountain N. W. of Thebes, in Boeotia; the region lying around this fountain; … Dircenna a fountain in Spain, near Bilbilis dircĭon a plant also known as; a kind of solanum dīrectā perpendicularly dīrectārĭus one who; secretly enters a house in order to steal, a sneak-thief, burglar dīrectē adv., directly, straight dīrectĭangŭlus adj. right-angled, rectangular dīrectĭlīnĕus adj. rectilinear dīrectim adv., directly, straightway dīrectĭo A making straight; even, a levelling; a straight line; A directing, aiming; Rig… dīrectĭtūde rightness, correctness dīrecto adv., directly, in a straight line dīrectōrĭus adj. that directs; sends in any direction, directory dīrectūra a making straight, even, a levelling dīrectus P. a. dĭremptĭo a separation dĭremptus dĭremptus a separation dīreptĭo a plundering, pillaging; The stealing, rape dīreptor a plunderer dīreptus dīreptus a plundering dĭrĭbĕo v. a. to lay apart, separate, divide, sort; to distribute dĭrĭbĭtĭo a separating; sorting of the tablets taken from the ballot-box dĭrĭbĭtor the separater; sorter of the ballots used in voting; a distributor dĭrĭbĭtōrĭum the building in which the ballots were sorted; N. cr dī-rĭgo v. a. to give a particular direction to;; to arrange; in distinct lines, set; move di… dĭrĭmo v. a. to take apart; to part, separate, divide; cutting through; To break off, interr… dī-rĭpĭo v. a. to tear asunder, tear in pieces; to lay waste, ravage, spoil, plunder; to destr… dīrĭtas fatal mischief, misfortune; fierceness, cruelty dī-rumpo v. a. to break; dash to pieces; to break, burst asunder; that has a rupture; To break… dī-rŭo v. a. to tear asunder, overthrow, demolish, destroy; deprived of pay; dīruptĭo a tearing asunder, tearing to pieces dīruptus dīrus adj. fearful, awful; ill-omened, ominous, boding, portentous; subst; ill-boding thin… dīrŭtĭo a destruction dīrŭtus dīs adj., rich Dīs godhead, deity; Jupiter; the god of the infernal regions; Pluto dĭs c, p, q, t, s; di;; b, d, g, l, m, n, r; v;; dif dīs neutr; more richly; splendidly dis-calcĕātus adj., unshod, barefooted