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diadem

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. diadem (noun)
  2. diadem monkey (noun)
  3. diadem spider (noun)

di·a·dem

noun \ˈdī-ə-ˌdem, -dəm\

Definition of DIADEM

1
a : crown 2; specifically : a royal headband b : crown 6a(1)
2
: something that adorns like a crown
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Examples of DIADEM

  1. <Miss America's diadem was auctioned off for charity.>

Origin of DIADEM

Middle English diademe, from Anglo-French, from Latin diadema, from Greek diadēma, from diadein to bind around, from dia- + dein to bind; akin to Sanskrit dāman rope
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to DIADEM

Synonyms: chaplet, coronal (also coronel), coronet, crown
Related Words: anadem [archaic], tiara; garland, laurel
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Rhymes with DIADEM

ABM, anadem, Angoulême, apothegm, apothem, Bethlehem, exanthem, fax modem, found poem, ibidem, meristem, OEM, prose poem, SAM, stratagem, tone poem

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