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dia- before a vowel di-3 repr. Gr. dia-, di-, the prep. diá (app. alt. of IE. *dis in two, apart; cf. DIS-) in comps. with the senses ‘through’, ‘thoroughly’, ‘apart’, occurring in a few words going back (sometimes through F. and L.) to Gr. originals, as DIALECT, DIATRIBE, and in many mod. scientific and techn. formations.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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dia- (also di- before a vowel) • prefix 1. through; across: diameter diaphanous diuretic.2. apart: diakinesis.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

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dia- prefix denoting
1. through.

2. completely or throughout.

3. apart.

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