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(), n.[L., fr. Gr. , fr. to put asunder, to separate; dia° through + to set, to place.] 1. (Physiol.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction. 2. (Gram.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long. スポンサード リンク
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