diadem
An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royaltyAn ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
Meaning
4 sensesAn ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
Diadem
диаде́маdiadéma
діаде́маdiadéma
A crown.
Regal power; sovereignty; empire—considered as symbolized by the crown.
An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its centre.
- an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English diademe, dyademe, from Old French diademe, from Latin diadēma, from AnFrom Middle English diademe, dyademe, from Old French diademe, from Latin diadēma, from Ancient Greek διάδημα (diádēma, “band, especially worn around a tiara”), from διαδέω (diadéō, “bind around”).
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Forms
plural: diademsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty:crown
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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