| dian | Diana's singing impressed him so much that he asked her to sing on the radio. |
| dian | Diane is your half sister too, George. |
| dian | When her cat died, Diana went to pieces. |
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| Dian | a. Diana. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diana | n. [ L. Diana. ] (Myth.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Diandria | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. |
| Diandrian | a. Diandrous. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diandrous | n. [ Cf. F. diandre. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the class Diandria; having two stamens. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dianium | ‖n. [ NL., fr. L. Diana; either as the name of the Roman goddess, or from its use in OE. as a name of silver. ] (Chem.) Same as Columbium. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dianoetic | a. [ Gr. &unr_;; I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dianoialogy | n. [ Gr. &unr_; thought + -logy. ] The science of the dianoetic faculties, and their operations. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dianthus | n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, gen. &unr_;, Zeus + |
| diana | (n) English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997), Syn. Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Princess Diana |
| diana | (n) (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis |
| diane de poitiers | (n) French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566), Syn. Duchesse de Valentinois |
| dianoetic | (adj) proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition, Syn. discursive |
| dianthus | (n) carnations and pinks, Syn. genus Dianthus |