di

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Australia, New Zealand, UK/diː/Canada, US, Scotland/di/India/ɖiː//daɪ/

interjection

A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

“The chorus goes like this: "di di di di dum, da di da".”

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Meanings

di1

interjection
  1. A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

    The chorus goes like this: "di di di di dum, da di da".

Di2

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given names Diana and Diane.

Di3

proper nounDi (plural Dis)

plural Dis

  1. A surname from Chinese.

DI4

nounDI (countable and uncountable, plural DIs)

plural DIs

  1. CommonwealthabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of detective inspector; a police rank.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of dens invaginatus.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of diabetes insipidus.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of disposition index.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputer graphicsInitialism of diffused illumination.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablearchitectureInitialism of dependency injection.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableautomotiveInitialism of direct injection (“fuel injection”).
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of ductile iron.
  9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableentertainmentInitialism of direct input.

    DI unit

  10. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableentertainmentEllipsis of DI unit.

    recorded with a DI

  11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablevideo gamesInitialism of directional influence (“the ability to change one's direction of movement while falling”).
  12. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of disability insurance.

dI5

noundI (plural dIs)

plural dIs

  1. astronomydwarf irregular galaxy

    Synonyms: DIG, dIG

Synonyms & antonyms

noundwarf irregular galaxy

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Origin

di · interjection

imitative.

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Di · proper noun

  1. Chinese狄
  2. EnglishDi

Borrowed from Chinese 狄 (Dí).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

di. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/di

MLA

“di.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/di. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “di,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/di.

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