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    diptych

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Painting and drawing
    dip·tych /ˈdɪptɪk/ noun [countable]  AVPa picture made in two parts which can be closed like a book 折合式双联画 → triptych    Origin diptych (1600-1700) Late Latin diptycha, from Greek, from diptychos “folded in two”
    dip·tych nounChineseSyllable


    diptych
    dip‧tych /ˈdɪptɪk/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Late Latin
     Origin: diptycha, from Greek, from diptychos 'folded in two'
    a picture made in two parts which can be closed like a book
    ⇨ triptych


    dip·tychBrE /ˈdɪptɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪptɪk/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a painting, especially a religious one, with two wooden panels that can be closed like a book （尤指宗教的）对折画，双联画