di-
prefix
[ dʌɪ ]
• twice; two-; double.
• "dichromatic"
Origin:
from Greek dis ‘twice’.
di-
prefix
• variant spelling of dis- shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v ; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.
Origin:
from Latin.
di-
prefix
• variant spelling of dia- shortened before a vowel (as in dielectric ).
DI
abbreviation
• (in the UK) Defence Intelligence.
• (in the UK) Detective Inspector.
• direct injection.
• drill instructor.
dia-
prefix
• through; across.
• "diameter"
• apart.
• "diakinesis"
Origin:
from Greek dia ‘through’.
