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Dis

noun/dˈɑːsɚz/

Definition

god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːsɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪs/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈɑːsɚz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Orcus

Around the World

Europe

🇳🇱Dutch

god van de onderwereld; tegenhanger van de Griekse Pluto

🇷🇺Russian

дис

бог подземного мира; аналог греческого Плутона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जिले

अंडरवर्ल्ड के देवता; ग्रीक प्लूटो का समकक्ष

🇮🇳Tamil

டிஸ்

பாதாள உலகத்தின் கடவுள்; கிரேக்க புளூட்டோவின் இணை

🇮🇳Telugu

డిస్

పాతాళ దేవుడు; గ్రీకు ప్లూటో యొక్క ప్రతిరూపం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಸ್

ಪಾತಾಳಲೋಕದ ದೇವರು; ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ಪ್ಲುಟೊದ ಪ್ರತಿರೂಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിസ്

അധോലോകത്തിൻ്റെ ദൈവം; ഗ്രീക്ക് പ്ലൂട്ടോയുടെ പ്രതിരൂപം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迪斯

冥界之神；希腊冥王星的对应物

🇯🇵Japanese

ディス

冥界の神。ギリシャの冥王星に相当するもの

🇰🇷Korean

디스

지하 세계의 신; 그리스 명왕성의 대응물

🇹🇭Thai

โรค

เทพเจ้าแห่งยมโลก คู่กับดาวพลูโตของกรีก

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ديس

إله العالم السفلي. نظير بلوتو اليوناني

🇮🇷Persian

دیس

خدای عالم اموات؛ همتای پلوتون یونانی

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיס

אל השאול; מקבילו של פלוטו היווני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dis'?

The primary meaning of 'dis' is 'god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dis' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'dis' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dis' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dis' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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