See DI in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(music) Ellipsis of DI unit."
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"countable",
"ellipsis",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "the ability to change one's direction of movement while falling",
"word": "directional influence"
}
],
"categories": [
"English initialisms",
"en:Video games"
],
"glosses": [
"Initialism of directional influence (“the ability to change one's direction of movement while falling”)."
],
"links": [
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"video game",
"video game"
],
[
"directional influence",
"directional influence#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(video games) Initialism of directional influence (“the ability to change one's direction of movement while falling”)."
],
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"abbreviation",
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"video-games"
]
}
],
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}
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