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dir

Pronunciation: [ˈdi]

“dir” is a Catalan word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to say, to pronounce
  2. to say, to tell
  3. to call, to refer to as
  4. to be named, to be called

In Catalan

  1. Expressar-se amb el llenguatge, preferentment de forma oral.
  2. Tenir un significat personal, donar importància.
  3. Estar en equilibri.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”). Compare Occitan dire or díser, French dire, and Spanish decir.

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