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diplo- or dipl-

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1. Double: diplococcus.

2. Having double the basic number of chromosomes; diploid: diplont.

[From Greek, from diplous, double; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

diplo- before a vowel, dipl-

combining form

double diplococcus

[from Greek, from diploos, from di-¹ + -ploos -fold]

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