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Diptych

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Noun

1. diptych

a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Diptych

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noun
1. 
a pair of hinged wooden tablets with waxed surfaces for writing
2. 
a painting or carving on two panels, usually hinged like a book

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Diptych

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Diptych

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n.
1.
a. A work consisting of two painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
b. A set of two related works, as in photography, painting, or literature.
2. An ancient writing tablet having two leaves hinged together.
3. A list of names, originally contained on such a tablet, of living and dead Christians for whom special prayers are made during the liturgy in many eastern and western churches.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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