Diptych

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1. Noun

Anything consisting of two leaves.

2. Noun

A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.

3. Noun

A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych.

4. Noun

A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.
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