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Dictionary: di·a·dem   ('ə-dĕm', -dəm) pronunciation
n.
  1. A crown worn as a sign of royalty.
  2. Royal power or dignity.
tr.v., -demed, -dem·ing, -dems.
To adorn with or as if with a diadem.

[Middle English diademe, from Old French, from Latin diadēma, from Greek, band, from diadein, to bind around : dia-, dia- + dein, dē-, to bind.]


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A plain or decorated headband of man-made or natural materials.

 
diadem, in ancient times, the fillet of silk, wool, or linen tied about the head of a king, queen, or priest as a distinguishing mark. Later, it was a band of gold, which gave rise to the crown. In heraldry, the diadem is one of the arched bars that support the crown.


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IN BRIEF: A headband worn as a symbol of royalty.

pronunciation Her diadem was embedded with jewels.

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Diadem may refer to:

Military
  • HMS Diadem was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy launched in 1782 at Chatham and participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1787
  • HMS Diadem was the lead ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruiser in the Royal Navy launched in 1896
  • HMS Diadem was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy in World War II, launched in 1942, and transferred to Pakistan in 1956 as Babur.
  • Operation Diadem, a military operation in World War II's Italian Campaign
Arts and entertainment
Animals
Other
  • Diadem (star) is the brightest star in the constellation Coma Berenices.
  • DIAdem, a technical software for managing, analyzing, and reporting technical data from National Instruments

Translations: Diadem
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - diadem, blomsterkrans, kongeværdighed
v. tr. - pryde med diadem

Nederlands (Dutch)
diadeem

Français (French)
n. - diadème
v. tr. - couronner, orner d'un diadème

Deutsch (German)
n. - Diadem, Kranz
v. - krönen, mit einem Diadem schmücken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διάδημα

Italiano (Italian)
diadema

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diadema (m)

Русский (Russian)
диадема

Español (Spanish)
n. - diadema, autoridad, realeza, corona
v. tr. - adornar con una diadema

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - diadem

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
王冠, 王权, 带状头饰, 为...加冕

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 王冠, 王權, 帶狀頭飾
v. tr. - 為...加冕

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 왕권, 왕관
v. tr. - 왕관으로 치장하다, ~에게 영광을 주다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 王権, 頭上に輝く光栄
v. - 王冠で飾る, 王冠を授ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تاج أو إكليل مرصع يلبس كعلامه لسلطه ملكيه, سلطه ملكيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כתר, עטרה, נזר, זר‬
v. tr. - ‮הכתיר בכתר או בזר‬


 
 
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