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Dike
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Dikê Dikē dike dikë dyke
English
+ (mythology)
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Etymology 1
From en enm - (see the noun en dike). Compare en Dyke.
Pronunciation
dīk RP, en /daɪk/
en aɪk 1
en dike
Proper noun
en topographic Middle English for someone living near a dike.
Etymology 2
From en grc Δίκη Justice; Order; Judgement.
Alternative forms
en Dikê Dikē
Pronunciation
en /ˈdaɪkiː/
en aɪki 2
Proper noun
en Greek god 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.
en astronomy 99 Dike, a main belt asteroid.
en poetic justice, order and judgement.
Antonyms
en Adikia
Coordinate terms
Horae en Thallo (Spring), Auxo (Summer), Carpo (Autumn), Eirene (Peace), Eunomia (Order of Law)
en Dike Astraea, en Lady Justice, en Astraea
See also
other second-generation Horae en Eirene, en Eunomia
Anagrams
en deik e-kid IDEK idek
en Asteroids