DIADEM

(Gr. itaitjpa, from ito>, I bind.) Originally a fillet wound round the temples, probably imported into Greek costume from the East. It was the symbol of royalty among various oriental nations. The diadem of Bacchus, from the representation in ancient statues, , was a broad band, which might be unfolded so as to form a veil. Const an tine the Great was the first Roman emperor who used the diadem; after his time, it was set with rows of pearls or precious stones. DIjERESIS. (Gr. itatpu, I divide.) In Grammar, the resolution of a diphthong, or a contracted syllable, into two syllables:the resolution as, in of Latin,the last aura'i syllable for aurse, .of participles; and, inby English,a sound of DIAGNOSIS.the final e: beloved,(Gr. cursed,itaytyvojCKM, . See1 distinguish.)Metapi'akm. The art of distinguishing one disease from another. The characteristic symptoms of diseases, by which they are recognized,are termed their diagnostic symptoms. [s. 350]