Diptych vs. Writing — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Diptych and Writing
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Diptych
A diptych (; from the Greek δίπτυχον, di "two" + ptychē "fold") is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by hinge. For example, the standard notebook and school exercise book of the ancient world was a diptych consisting of a pair of such plates that contained a recessed space filled with wax.
Writing
Writing is a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a language with written symbols. Writing systems are not themselves human languages (with the debatable exception of computer languages); they are means of rendering a language into a form that can be reconstructed by other humans separated by time and/or space.
Diptych
A work consisting of two painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
Writing
The activity or skill of writing
Parents want schools to concentrate on reading, writing, and arithmetic
Diptych
A set of two related works, as in photography, painting, or literature.
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Writing
The activity or occupation of composing text for publication
She made a decent living from writing
Diptych
An ancient writing tablet having two leaves hinged together.
Writing
The act or process of producing and recording words in a form that can be read and understood
At first, most students find writing difficult.
Diptych
A list of names, originally contained on such a tablet, of living and dead Christians for whom special prayers are made during the liturgy in many eastern and western churches.
Writing
The occupation or style of someone who writes, especially for publication.
Diptych
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
Writing
Written form
Put it in writing.
Diptych
(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
Writing
Handwriting; penmanship
Writing that has many flourishes.
Diptych
(Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
Writing
Meaningful letters or characters that constitute readable matter
Erased the writing on the blackboard.
Diptych
(Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
Writing
A written work, especially a literary composition
Collected all the author's writings.
Diptych
Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
Writing
Writings (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Bible The third of the three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles. See Table at Bible.
Diptych
A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
Writing
(uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
Diptych
A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
Writing
(countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
Diptych
(transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.
Writing
(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
Diptych
Anything consisting of two leaves.
Writing
(countable) A work of an author.
Diptych
A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.
Writing
(countable) The style of writing of a person.
I can't read your writing.
Diptych
A painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
Writing
Intended for or used in writing.
A writing table
Writing
Inflection of write
Writing
The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.
Writing
Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters
And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
Writing
Handwriting; chirography.
Writing
The act of creating written works;
Writing was a form of therapy for him
It was a matter of disputed authorship
Writing
The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect);
The writing in her novels is excellent
That editorial was a fine piece of writing
Writing
(usually plural) the collected work of an author;
The idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings
Writing
Letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language;
He turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show
The doctor's writing was illegible
Writing
The activity of putting something in written form;
She did the thinking while he did the writing
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