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Definition: DIDYMOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Growing in pairs or twins.[Websters]
2. Being vaporous. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb didymously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(didymously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective didymous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Didymous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Didymous \Did"y*mous\, adjective. [Greek expression twofold, twin.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DIDYMOUS

Domain Definition
Geology Carried in pairs; of anthers, having two lobes, with scarcely any tissue connecting them. (references)

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Definition: DIDYMOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Growing in pairs or twins.[Websters]
2. Being vaporous. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb didymously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(didymously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective didymous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DIDYMOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Didymous \Did"y*mous\, adjective. [Greek expression twofold, twin.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DIDYMOUS

DomainDefinition
GeologyCarried in pairs; of anthers, having two lobes, with scarcely any tissue connecting them. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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