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DIADEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
Synonyms:
crown; diadem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("diadem" is a kind of...):
crown jewels (regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions)
jeweled headdress; jewelled headdress (a headdress adorned with jewels)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diadem"):
coronet (a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign)
crown of thorns (a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb diadem
