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DIS
Pluto, Dis, Dis Pater, Orcus
(noun) (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
DIs
plural of DI
Anagrams
• DSI, I.D.s, IDS, IDs, ISD, SDI, SID, Sid, ids, sid, sid'
Etymology
Proper noun
Dis
(mythology) Hades.
Anagrams
• DSI, I.D.s, IDS, IDs, ISD, SDI, SID, Sid, ids, sid, sid'
Etymology 1
Verb
dis (third-person singular simple present disses, present participle dissing, simple past and past participle dissed)
(informal) Alternative spelling of diss
Noun
dis (plural disses)
Alternative form of diss
Etymology 2
Noun
dis (plural disir)
Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
Etymology 3
Determiner
dis
(slang or pronunciation spelling) This.
Pronoun
dis
(slang or pronunciation spelling) This.
Anagrams
• DSI, I.D.s, IDS, IDs, ISD, SDI, SID, Sid, ids, sid, sid'
Noun
dIs
plural of dI
Anagrams
• DSI, I.D.s, IDS, IDs, ISD, SDI, SID, Sid, ids, sid, sid'
Proper noun
DIS
Distributed Interactive Simulation.
(military, US) Defense Investigative Service
(stock symbol) Walt Disney Company.
Anagrams
• DSI, I.D.s, IDS, IDs, ISD, SDI, SID, Sid, ids, sid, sid'
Source: Wiktionary
Dis- (; 258)
Definition: .
1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. dés, or sometimes dé-, dis-. The Latin dis- appears as di- before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif- before f, and either dis- or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-, Dia-. Dis- denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever.
Note: Walker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is, that the s ought always to be pronounced like z, when the next syllable is accented and begins with "a flat mute [b, d, v, g, z], a liquid [l, m, n, r], or a vowel; as, disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain, disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismay, dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank, disrelish, disrobe." Dr. Webster's example in disapproving of Walker's rule and pronouncing dis- as diz in only one (disease) of the above words, is followed by recent orthoëpists. See Disable, Disgrace, and the other words, beginning with dis-, in this Dictionary.
2. A prefix from Gr. Di-.
Dis, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: The god Pluto. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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