dioscuric

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adjective

Describing a twin; whether person or event.

OriginEnglish Dioscuri ← Latin Dioscūrī ← Ancient Greek Δῐόσκοροι (Dĭóskoroi) →
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Meanings

adjectivedioscuric (not comparable)

alternative Dioscuric · alternative dioscouric · alternative Dioscouric · alternative dioskuric · alternative Dioskuric

  1. not comparableDescribing a twin; whether person or event.
  2. not comparableRelated to the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  3. Proto-Hellenic*Dzéus
  4. Ancient GreekΖεύς (Zeús)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*kórwos
  7. Ancient Greekκόρος (kóros)
  8. Ancient GreekΔῐόσκοροι (Dĭóskoroi)
  9. LatinDioscūrī
  10. EnglishDioscuri
  11. Englishdioscuric

From Dioscuri + -ic.

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APA

dioscuric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dioscuric

MLA

“dioscuric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dioscuric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dioscuric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dioscuric.

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