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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diptych \Dip"tych\, n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr Gr ? folded, doubled; di- = di`s- twice + ? to fold, double up.] 1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially: a (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within. b A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See {Triptych}. 2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diptych n : a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
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