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English word origin

Etymology of Dike

From Middle English (see the noun dike). Compare Dyke.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a dike.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English (see the noun dike). Compare Dyke.

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Source etymology 2

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The goddess/personification of justice, order and judgement and one of the Horae. She is a daughter of Zeus and Themis, and her sisters are Eirene and Eunomia. Her Roman counterpart is Justitia. · 99 Dike, a main belt asteroid. · justice, order and judgement.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ancient Greek Δίκη (Díkē, literally “Justice; Order; Judgement”).

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