Dithyramb, dith′i-ram, n. an ancient Greek hymn sung in honour of Bacchus: a short poem of a like character.—adj. Dithyram′bic, of or like a dithyramb: enthusiastic: wild and boisterous. [L.,—Gr. dithyrambos, a hymn in honour of Bacchus.]
Ditokous, dit′ō-kus, adj. producing two at a birth. [Gr. di-, two, tiktein, to bring forth.]
Ditone, dī′tōn, n. an interval containing two tones, a major third.
Ditrichotomous, dī-tri-kot′ō-mus, adj. divided into twos and threes.
Ditriglyph, dī-trī′glif, n. a space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.—adj. Ditriglyph′ic.
Ditrochee, dī-trō′kē, n. a trochaic dipody.—adj. Ditrō′chean.
Dittander, di-tan′dėr, n. pepperwort: dittany.
Dittany, dit′a-ni, n. a genus of aromatic perennial plants, formerly much used medicinally as a tonic. [O. Fr. dictame—L. dictamnus—Gr. diktamnos; prob. from Mt. Diktē in Crete.]
Dittay, dit′ā, n. (Scots law) an indictment, charge. [O. Fr. ditté—L. dictātum. Cf. Ditty, Dictate.]
Dittied, dit′id, adj. (Milt.) sung, as a ditty.