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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dis \Dis\, n. [L.] The god Pluto. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dis- \Dis-\ (?; 258) . 1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d['e]s, or sometimes d['e]-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two See {Two}, and cf {Bi-}, {Di-}, {Dia-}. Dis-denotes separation, a parting from as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever. Note: Walker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is that the s ought always to be pronounced like z, when the next syllable is accented and begins with ``a flat mute [b, d, v, g, z], a liquid [l, m, n, r], or a vowel; as disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain, disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismay, dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank, disrelish, disrobe.'' Dr Webster's example in disapproving of Walker's rule and pronouncing dis-as diz in only one (disease) of the above words is followed by recent ortho["e]pists. See {Disable}, {Disgrace}, and the other words beginning with dis-, in this Dictionary 2. A prefix from Gr di`s- twice. See {Di-}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Dis n : god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto [syn: {Dis}, {Orcus}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: DIS Defense Information System (mil., USA) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: DIS Digital Identification Signal (HDLC) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: DIS Draft International Standard (ISO)
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