"dioscuric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: Dioscuric [alternative], dioscouric [alternative], Dioscouric [alternative], dioskuric [alternative], Dioskuric [alternative]
Etymology: From Dioscuri + -ic. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|Dioscuri<id:Castor and Pollux>|-ic<id:adjectival suffix>|id=Related to the Dioscuri}}, {{suffix|en|Dioscuri|ic}} Dioscuri + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dioscuric (not comparable)
  1. Describing a twin; whether person or event. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dioscuric-en-adj-BuXniUiN
  2. Related to the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dioscuric-en-adj--gzao4X3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73
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