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diplo-
a combining form meaning “double,” “in pairs,” used in the formation of compound words.
diplococcus.
diplo-
combining form
double
diplococcus
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diplo-1
Example Sentences
One vivid demonstration of Stagecoach’s evolution from the festival’s early days: Scott Storch’s appearance inside Diplo’s HonkyTonk, where the producer and songwriter was introduced by his Don Julio-guzzling hype man as the guy who dated both Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.
Wearing bedazzled headphones to match the rest of her super-sparkly outfit, Paris Hilton took all of about eight seconds to bludgeon the crowd inside Diplo’s HonkyTonk with “We Found Love” by Rihanna and Calvin Harris, which she mixed into Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” to open an almost charmingly obvious DJ set.
Highlights included the bombastic Like Jennie - produced by Diplo, and boasting it's own viral dance break - and the swoonsome pop of Love Hangover, which showcased her vocal abilities.
In addition to hosting musical acts such as Griz, Diplo, Frances Mercier, Maddy O’Neal, Monolink and Random Rab, each level of the tower featured bedecked nooks and crannies in which to dance, lounge, snuggle, dangle and sip.
And I’m so proud of the range of different people in this — why are Jay Park and Diplo and Saweetie and Earth, Wind & Fire in the same movie?
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When To Use
Diplo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “double” or "in pairs." This form is frequently used in scientific terms, especially in zoology and botany.Diplo- comes from Greek 徱óDz, meaning “twofold” or “double-folded.” Distantly related is Latin duplex, which also literally means “twofold.”What are variants of diplo-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, diplo- becomes dipl-, as in diploid.
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