Diphtheria

dif-the'ri-a, n. a throat disease in tracted which the air-pa iges become covered with funeral a leather-like membrane. adj Diphtheritic. Dirk, [Gr. dipkthcra leather.] from Diphthong, difthong or dip'thong, « tivo vowel- Dirt, sounds pronounced as one syllable. [Fr. diphstance. thongise—Gr. diphthougos. wilh two sounds Dirty, Gi. di, twice, phthongos, a sound.] mean Diphthongal, dif-thong'gal or dip-thong'gal, adj dirtying, relating to a diphthong, —adv Diphthong'ally. Dirtine . Diploma, di-plti'nia, «. a writing conferring some Disability. honour or privilege. [L. diploma from Gi. Disable, difl , a letter folded double —diploos, double of Diplomacy, di-plO'ma-si, u. the art of negotiation, privative, esp of treaties between states political skill. Disabuse, Diplomat, di-plf/mat, n a diplomatist mistake: Diplomatic, dip-lo-mat'ik, Diplomatical, dip-lnpiivativt*. mat'ik-al, adj. pertaining to diplomacy skilful Disadvantage, — in negotiation adv Diplomatically age: Diplomatic, dip-hVmat'ih, «. a minister at a lo : — foreign court pi. the science of deciphering Disadvantageous, ancient writings, as diplomas, . Fr diplowith matique.^ {diplomacy vantage