Vocabulary : Dioeciously to Dionysian
Dioeciously : In a dioecious manner.
Dioeciousness : The state or quality of being dioecious.
Dioecism : The condition of being dioecious.
Diogenes : A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings.
Dioicous : See Dioecious.
Diomedea : A genus of large sea birds, including the albatross. See Albatross.
Dionaea : An insectivorous plant. See Venus's flytrap.
Dionysia : Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.
Dionysiac : Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as, a Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens.
Dionysian : Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era.
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