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dimorphism (n.)
"property of having or assuming two distinct forms," 1834, especially in zoology and botany, with -ism + dimorph, from Greek dimorphos "of two forms," from di- "two" (see di- (1)) + morphe "form, shape," a word of uncertain etymology. In philology, "existence of a word under two or more forms called doublets," by 1877.
updated on August 21, 2018
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Dictionary entries near dimorphism
diminution
diminutive
dimity
dimmer
dimmish
dimorphism
dimorphous
dimple
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Dinah