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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•e•sis (dī′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation [Print.]- PrintingSee double dagger.
- Greek díesis literally, a sending through, equivalent. to die-, base of diïénai to send through (di- di-3 + hiénai to send) + -sis -sis
- Latin di(h)esis
- 1350–1400; origin, originally, any of several musical intervals smaller than a tone (for which a double dagger was used as a symbol); Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diesis /ˈdaɪɪsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)- another name for double dagger
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: a quarter tone, literally: a sending through, from diienai; the double dagger was originally used in musical notation |